Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Update: Manslaughter added to Julio Acevedo's charges in crash that killed couple, baby
(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - A New York City prosecutor says manslaughter has been added to the charges against Julio Acevedo in the car crash that killed a pregnant woman and her husband.
The couple's baby was delivered after the wreck, but died a day later.Acevedo previously was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes announced the additional charges Tuesday against him.
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.
His family has described Acevedo as a loving, stay-at-home dad. His lawyer says it was a tragic accident and not a crime.