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| Expectant Brooklyn couple killed en route to hospital but baby boy survives | Expectant Brooklyn couple killed en route to hospital but baby boy survives |
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| A young couple who had taken a car service to a hospital for the birth of their first child were killed en route in a hit and run early Sunday, but their baby boy survived, born prematurely, authorities and a neighbor said. | A young couple who had taken a car service to a hospital for the birth of their first child were killed en route in a hit and run early Sunday, but their baby boy survived, born prematurely, authorities and a neighbor said. |
| The driver of a BMW slammed into the car carrying Nathan and Raizy Glauber, both 21, at an intersection in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, said Isaac Abraham, a neighbor of Raizy Glauber's parents who lives two blocks from the scene of the crash. Both of the Glaubers were pronounced dead at hospitals, police said. | The driver of a BMW slammed into the car carrying Nathan and Raizy Glauber, both 21, at an intersection in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, said Isaac Abraham, a neighbor of Raizy Glauber's parents who lives two blocks from the scene of the crash. Both of the Glaubers were pronounced dead at hospitals, police said. |
| Their infant son was in serious condition at a hospital, said Abraham, and the driver of their car was in stable condition, police said. | Their infant son was in serious condition at a hospital, said Abraham, and the driver of their car was in stable condition, police said. |
| Both the driver of the vehicle that hit the couple's car and a passenger fled and are being sought, police said. | Both the driver of the vehicle that hit the couple's car and a passenger fled and are being sought, police said. |
| The Glaubers were Orthodox Jews, and Abraham often speaks publicly for the different sects in the ultra-orthodox community, which has strict rules governing clothing, social customs and interaction with the outside world. Men wear dark clothing that includes a long coat and a fedora-type hat and often have long beards and ear locks. | The Glaubers were Orthodox Jews, and Abraham often speaks publicly for the different sects in the ultra-orthodox community, which has strict rules governing clothing, social customs and interaction with the outside world. Men wear dark clothing that includes a long coat and a fedora-type hat and often have long beards and ear locks. |
| Abraham called the couple's death "a tragedy beyond (belief) just coming off a joyous holiday as Purim" as they were getting ready to welcome their first child. | Abraham called the couple's death "a tragedy beyond (belief) just coming off a joyous holiday as Purim" as they were getting ready to welcome their first child. |
| Brooklyn is home to the largest community of ultra-orthodox Jews outside Israel, more than 250,000. | Brooklyn is home to the largest community of ultra-orthodox Jews outside Israel, more than 250,000. |
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