While discussing the criminal case against alleged hit-and-run driver Julio Acevedo on Councilman David G. Greenfield’s weekly radio show, Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes vowed to seek the maximum penalty in the tragic incident that claimed the lives of Nachman and Raizy Glauber and their unborn child earlier this month in Williamsburg.

Acevedo has been indicted on charges of leaving the scene of a fatal accident and faces 25 years-to-life in prison based on his prior extensive criminal record, and additional charges are possible as more evidence is presented to the grand jury. During his interview last Thursday night with Councilman Greenfield on 620AM radio, District Attorney Hynes promised Greenfield that his office will take every step possible to deliver justice for the family and community. “Without any reservations, this case will be tried. If there is a conviction, yes [we will seek] the maximum,” said District Attorney Hynes. “I am committed to trying this case, and if he is convicted I am committed to asking for the maximum sentence, which is 25 years to life.”

“I truly appreciated District Attorney Hynes for his commitment to trying this case instead of offering a plea deal and to seeking justice for the Glauber family. It is very important that Julio Acevedo, a career criminal, be held responsible for killing the Glauber family. My thanks to District Attorney Hynes for vowing to seek the maximum sentence against convicted killer Julio Acevedo so that he cannot continue to harm innocent victims,” said Councilman Greenfield.

According to District Attorney Hynes, the next step in the case against Acevedo is filing an indictment for criminally negligent homicide and leaving the scene of an accident involving the death of all three of his victims, which the district attorney said he expects to happen very soon. District Attorney Hynes also agreed to work with Councilman Greenfield and other legislators to help push the passage of a bill in Albany sponsored by Senator Martin Golden and Assemblyman Steve Cymbrowitz that would increase penalties for drivers who leave the scene of an accident, including those that cause death. The bill passed the Senate but remains stalled in the Assembly.

(YWN Desk – NYC)