"Expectant parents die in N.Y. crash" by The Associated Press, March 04, 2013
NEW YORK — An ailing pregnant woman and her husband were killed Sunday on the way to the hospital in a hit-and-run accident, but their baby boy was born prematurely and survived, authorities and a relative said.
The driver of a BMW slammed into the car carrying Nachman and Raizy Glauber, both 21, at an intersection in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, said Isaac Abraham, a neighbor of Raizy Glauber’s parents.
Raizy Glauber was thrown from the car and her body landed under a parked tractor-trailer, said witnesses. Nachman Glauber was pinned in the car, and emergency workers had to cut off the roof to extract him, witnesses said.
Both died of blunt-force trauma, the medical examiner said. Their son was in serious condition, Abraham said.
The Glaubers’ livery cab driver was treated for minor injuries at the hospital and was released. Both the driver of the BMW and a passenger fled and were being sought, police said.
On Saturday, Raizy Glauber “was not feeling well, so they decided to go” to the hospital, said Sara Glauber, Nachman Glauber’s cousin. Abraham said the Glaubers called a car service because they didn’t own a car.
The Glaubers were married about a year ago and had begun a life together in Williamsburg, where Raizy Glauber grew up in a prominent Orthodox Jewish rabbinical family, Sara Glauber said.
Raised north of New York City in Monsey, N.Y., and part of a family that founded a line of clothing for Orthodox Jews, Nachman Glauber was studying at a rabbinical college nearby, said his cousin.
Jewish law calls for burial of the dead as soon as possible, and hours after their deaths, the Glaubers were mourned by at least 1,000 people at a funeral outside the Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar synagogue.
The sound of wailing filled the air as two coffins covered in black velvet with a silver trim were carried from a vehicle.
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"Death of baby after N.Y. crash intensifies anguish; Delivered after parents killed in hit-and-run" by Colleen Long | Associated Press, March 05, 2013
NEW YORK — A close-knit ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn was plunged into a new round of mourning Monday by the death of a baby boy who was delivered by cesarean section after his parents were killed in a grisly hit-and-run crash a day earlier.
Police hunted for the suspected driver, identified as Julio Acevedo, saying he was barreling down a residential street in a BMW at 60 miles per hour, or twice the speed limit, on Sunday morning when he collided with a car hired to take the couple to the hospital.
Wow, they solved that case quick.
The death of the newborn on Monday compounded the community’s grief. The infant was expected to be buried near the graves of his parents, Nachman and Raizy Glauber, both 21. About a thousand community members turned out for the young couple’s funeral a day earlier.
‘‘The mood in the neighborhood is very heavy,’’ said Oscar Sabel, a retired printer who lives near the scene of the accident. ‘‘We all hoped the baby would survive.’’
Brooklyn is home to the largest community of ultra-Orthodox Jews outside Israel, more than 250,000. The couple married last year and were living in the Williamsburg neighborhood.
They were members of the Satmar Hasidic sect, whose men dress in dark coats and hats, wear long beards like their Eastern European ancestors, and have limited dealings with the outside world.
That's the Jewish equivalent of crazy Christians or fundamentalist Muslims, folks. Just thought you should know that.
Raizy Glauber grew up in a prominent rabbinical family. Her husband was studying at a rabbinical college; his family founded a line of clothing for Orthodox Jews.
Sabel lamented the tragedy but said: “It’s what God wants. Maybe the baby’s death, and his parents’, is not for nothing; God doesn’t have to give us answers.’’
I always objected to sayings like that. My God doesn't want people to suffer. Besides, so many times loss and grief can be attributed to more earthly causes and blame.
Shortly after midnight Sunday, Raizy Glauber, who was seven months pregnant, wasn’t feeling well, so the couple decided to go to the hospital, said Sara Glauber, a cousin. They called a livery cab.
The cab had a stop sign, but it’s not clear whether the driver stopped. Police said the collision with the BMW reduced the cab to a crumpled heap, and Raizy Glauber was thrown from the wreck.
The cab ran a red light?
The engine ended up in the back seat, according to Isaac Abraham, who serves as a spokesman for the Satmar community.
Police said the driver of the BMW ran away.
Well, that's a crime. Leaving the scene of accident.
The baby weighed only about 4 pounds when he was delivered, neighbors and friends said. He died of extreme prematurity, the city medical examiner’s office said.
The driver of the livery cab, Pedro Nunez Delacruz, was knocked unconscious but was not seriously hurt. His vehicle should not have been sent to pick up the passengers because an application to use the Toyota as a livery cab had not yet been approved, the city Taxi and Limousine Commission said.
Acevedo, 44, was arrested last month on a charge of driving while under the influence, and the case is pending. He served eight years in prison in the 1990s for manslaughter. No one answered the phone Monday at his last known address, in a public housing complex in Brooklyn.
And this happened on a Sunday morning? Late night/early morning at the bars?
‘‘We in the community are demanding that the prosecutor charge the driver of BMW that caused the death of this couple and infant . . . with triple homicide,’’ Abraham said in a statement. ‘‘This coward left the scene of the accident not even bothering to check on the people of the other car.’’
Must be an anti-abortion outfit since the fetus is considered a life.
How Acevedo came to possess the BMW is also under investigation. The registered owner, Takia Walker, was charged with insurance fraud Sunday in a scam involving the car. She was not involved in the crash, police said.
A person familiar with the investigation said Walker bought the car legally, or allowed her identification to be used in the purchase, then gave the vehicle to a middleman who either lent or rented it to the driver.
The person was not authorized to speak publicly and gave the information on condition of anonymity.
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Also see:
Suspect in deadly NYC crash decides not to turn himself in
Suspect in fatal NYC crash is arrested
They always get their man when certain people are concerned -- even if they gotta frame 'em.
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To me it explains the continuing coverage and attention given this item (and others like it), as opposed to the many one-day wonders above and below this piece.
Hey, some suffering means more than other suffering in the pages of my paper. Only serving the interests of their declining readership.
