The man who killed Williamsburg residents R’ Nosson and Mrs. Raizy Glauber Z”L in a horrific crash in 2013, may be soon released from prison – after having his conviction overturned.
As YWN reported at the time, Julio Acevedo was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, after his BMW slammed into the car service that Nosson and and Raizy were using to go to the hospital to have their first child – who was Niftar shortly after the premature birth.
But on Wednesday, his convictions were overturned by the Second Judicial Department of the Appellate Court of New York State – due to the court concluding the evidence against him was legally insufficient. claiming that there was not enough proof that he was driving so recklessly to be charged with criminal negligence.
The only charge he will have remaining is leaving the scene of an incident without reporting it, and he will face resentencing for that charge.
In April of 2015 the defendant had been convicted of two counts of second-degree manslaughter, one count of criminally negligent homicide and two counts of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting in February, following a jury trial. The defendant faced up to 15 years in prison on the top count, but because he was deemed to be a persistent felony offender, in the Court’s discretion, based on his criminal history he received an enhanced sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
According to trial testimony, at approximately 12:15 a.m., on March 3, 2013, Acevedo, who was driving a BMW, was traveling northbound on Kent Avenue at approximately 70 miles per hour, passing cars and switching lanes on Kent Avenue when he crashed into a livery cab traveling westbound on Wilson Avenue, being driven by Pedro Nunez-Delacruz. The livery cab was easing into the intersection to make a left turn when it was struck. Backseat passengers Nathan Glauber, 21, and his wife, Raizy, also 21, who was seven-months pregnant, were killed. Their son, Tanchem, was delivered alive, but died the next day. The cab driver suffered minor injuries.
The District Attorney said that, according to trial testimony, Acevedo jumped out of his car after crashing into the livery cab, observed the carnage and then fled the scene. He was arrested by the New York City Police Department’s Warrant Squad in Pennsylvania on March 7, 2013.
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13 Responses
Evil
Justice? Oh, never mind. He’s not Hassidic…
It is not that simple.
If it is true ‘there was not enough proof that he was driving so recklessly to be charged with criminal negligence.’ why should he be sitting in jail longer?
Regardless of how horrific the accident was, we must ask ourselves how responsible the subject is?
Perhaps it is enough that he will not have a peaceful night knowing what his actions have caused.
I have long insisted that New York, and most other states, are too soft on irresponsible driving. Three people died while the appellant was driving on a Brooklyn street at 70 mph. How is that not, at the very least, negligent homicide?
If he would have killed a Black couple, he would have been dead meat by now.
Jewish blood is cheap.
I guess it wont bring them back anyway..but moshiach will!
Honesty period: thank you for a logical word of reason. Unfortunately, people who are shallow thinkers can type whatever they want and it gets posted for the world to see. The damages caused by the comments section of YWN is unimaginable chas v’shalom. I cringe when I read them.
From what I understand, he already served 5 years in prison. He didn’t intentionally kill the couple. Yes, what happened was horrific, however, you have to know all the details of the case to judge. Furthermore, while I don’t know the psych of this person (you don’t either) , it is possible that he has mental torture for what he caused.
Laws passed by good old Democrats!
Vote Democrat they said
HonestTruth: Do you have any evidence that the judge in this case even considered the fact that the victims were Jewish? Lately, everyone is quick to invoke antisemitism. Sadly, this happens more frequently than anyone would imagine given that NYS law establishes very prescriptive criteria to sustain a conviction of criminal recklessness. Hopefully, they can find some way to either appeal the judge’s decision (I’m not sure that’s likely) or keep him jailed on the leaving the scene of accident charge.
Yesh din as maminim hashem will avenge the blood. No punishment here makes much of a diff. Hashem yinkom damam
Re Thehonesttruth’s first comment: There are probably statistics that could measure the truth of your comment. Have you seen them?