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Friday, March 8, 2013

Driver Charged in Deaths of NY Couple, Baby

Julio Acevedo formally charged after surrendering in Bethlehem earlier this week.

The man who surrendered in Bethlehem after leaving the scene of a fatal accident that killed a couple and their unborn baby last weekend in Brooklyn has been formally charged, the NYPD said in a statement. According to the statement from the police, Julio Acevedo was apprehended Wednesday during an arranged surrender in the parking lot of a minimart on Hellertown Road in Bethlehem. Acevedo waived his right to an extradition hearing and was brought back to New York on Thursday by the NYPD. Acevedo has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, causing death of child passenger, leaving the scene of an accident, and criminal negligent homicide in the deaths of an Orthodox couple and their baby, who was born prematurely before dying earlier …

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Pregnant Couple Killed in Hit-and-Run, Accused Driver Surrenders

Julio Acevedo surrendered in Bethlehem parking lot after three-day hunt; police say he is responsible for triple fatal hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn, N.Y.

A three-day manhunt for the driver police say is responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a pregnant woman, her husband and their premature baby in Brooklyn, N.Y., ended Wednesday in Bethlehem, according to multiple published reports. Julio Acevedo surrendered in the parking lot of the Turkey Hill on Route 412 just off I-78 in South Bethlehem near Hellertown, according to WFMZ. He was in Lehigh County Court on Thursday morning and waived extradition back to Brooklyn, where he will face charges, The Morning Call reported. Acevedo had eluded capture since Sunday, when police say he fled the scene of a crash that killed a young couple in the Williamsburg section of the borough, according to The New York Times. The son of Nathan and …

Renee_C

11:04 am on Monday, March 11, 2013

Unbelievable! Something more needs to be done about these offenders that are driving under the influence. He was arrested last month, I'm sure his license was suspended and he is out again, this time he killed an entire family. Something needs to change and quick.   more ›

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