Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Update: Julio Acevedo pleads not guilty to manslaughter in crash that couple, premature baby
(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Julio Acevedo has pleaded not guilty to three counts of manslaughter in a car crash in Brooklyn, N.Y., that killed a pregnant woman and her husband. The couple's premature baby was delivered after the wreck but died a day later.
Acevedo also pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminally negligent homicide.
A lesser charge, announced earlier this month, accuses him of leaving the scene of the accident.
Police say Acevedo was speeding on March 3 before crashing into the hired car carrying Nachman and Raizy Glauber to the hospital. The defendant was later arrested in Bethlehem, Pa.
Acevedo's family has described him as a loving, stay-at-home dad. His lawyer says it was a tragic accident and not a crime.