Arrest in NYC crash that killed expectant parents

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By COLLEEN LONG

NEW YORK (AP) - A man suspected of fleeing the scene of a grisly crash in New York City that killed a pregnant woman and her husband was arrested at a convenience store in northeastern Pennsylvania on Wednesday after a friend arranged his surrender with New York authorities.

Julio Acevedo, 44, walked to officers waiting in cars in the parking lot in Bethlehem, Pa., and was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of an accident, said Paul Browne, chief spokesman for the New York Police Department. Acevedo, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, said nothing to officers who took him into custody, Browne said.

The surrender, which occurred shortly after 5 p.m., was brokered by a friend who had been in touch with police earlier in the day. The friend met officers at New York's Grand Central Station, then led them to Acevedo in Bethlehem, about 80 miles away, police said.

Acevedo was being held by Pennsylvania State Police and was awaiting extradition to New York. Browne said it wasn't clear when he would be returned.

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Pennsylvania State Police, along with New York City police officers, transport Julio Acevedo, 44, from the State Police Barracks in Bethlehem, Pa, Wednesday night, March 6, 2013, to the Lehigh County Prison. Acevedo was wanted by the New York City Police in connection with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in the death of expectant parents Nachman and Raizy Glauber. Their premature child also died as a result of the accident. (AP Photo/Tim Wynkoop)

[christx30]

1. Half they caught this guy

He's also done time for murder. This guy should not have been released after his first murder

[unblock]

2. it's not clear what the friend facilitated if acevedo was already in custody in pa.

maybe the idea was that acevedo would surrender to pennsylvania state police after the friend spoke with nyc police, but the article doesn't make the time sequence clear.

[Selatius]

3. The NYC police will probably put both murder 2nd degree and manslaughter on the table.

If there isn't enough to prove murder 2, they'll probably fall back to manslaughter.

[cliffordu]

4. Three counts, in my opinion, either way.

[Baclava]

5. oh yeah, this guy's a real winner

from the article (continued)


Acevedo was arrested last month on a charge of driving while under the influence, and the case is pending. He was stopped by police after they said he was driving erratically around 3 a.m. Feb. 17. He had a blood-alcohol level of .13, over the limit of .08, police said.

He served about a decade in prison in the 1990s for manslaughter after he was convicted of shooting Kelvin Martin, a Brooklyn criminal whose moniker "50 Cent" was the inspiration for rapper Curtis Jackson's current stage name.

How Acevedo came to possess the BMW is under investigation. The registered owner was arrested Sunday on insurance fraud charges related to the vehicle, but the case was deferred.