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| A day after a car crash claimed the lives of a young couple in Brooklyn and their son was born prematurely in an emergency procedure, the baby died on Monday, the police said. | A day after a car crash claimed the lives of a young couple in Brooklyn and their son was born prematurely in an emergency procedure, the baby died on Monday, the police said. |
| The death of the baby, delivered about three months early, elevated the sadness in the couple’s tight-knit Orthodox Jewish community in Williamsburg, which had sought solace in the newborn’s survival. His death also served to reinvigorate calls to bring serious criminal charges against the driver of the BMW sedan that struck the livery vehicle that his parents, Raizy and Nathan Glauber, both 21, were riding in. | The death of the baby, delivered about three months early, elevated the sadness in the couple’s tight-knit Orthodox Jewish community in Williamsburg, which had sought solace in the newborn’s survival. His death also served to reinvigorate calls to bring serious criminal charges against the driver of the BMW sedan that struck the livery vehicle that his parents, Raizy and Nathan Glauber, both 21, were riding in. |
| Police officials on Monday identified the driver as Julio Acevedo, 44, of Brooklyn, who fled the scene of the crash. The police offered a reward for information leading to Mr. Acevedo’s whereabouts, and said that he had been arrested last month for drunken driving in Brooklyn. He was still being sought Monday afternoon. | |
| The owner of the BMW, Takia Walker, 29, of the Bronx, was arrested on Sunday on charges of insurance fraud, accused of buying and registering the car under false pretenses. | The owner of the BMW, Takia Walker, 29, of the Bronx, was arrested on Sunday on charges of insurance fraud, accused of buying and registering the car under false pretenses. |
| The crash occurred Sunday just after midnight. The Glaubers, feeling something may have been wrong with the pregnancy, called a livery cab to take them to a hospital. Their cab was struck on the driver’s side by the BMW with such force that Ms. Glauber was ejected onto the pavement and both cars were mangled. Mr. Glauber was taken to Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, and his wife was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center, where the baby was delivered prematurely and intubated. The parents were pronounced dead early Sunday. | The crash occurred Sunday just after midnight. The Glaubers, feeling something may have been wrong with the pregnancy, called a livery cab to take them to a hospital. Their cab was struck on the driver’s side by the BMW with such force that Ms. Glauber was ejected onto the pavement and both cars were mangled. Mr. Glauber was taken to Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, and his wife was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center, where the baby was delivered prematurely and intubated. The parents were pronounced dead early Sunday. |
| The police said that Mr. Acevedo would, at minimum, face charges for fleeing the scene of an accident. Investigators may seek to establish whether he was drunk at the time of the accident, a task made more difficult by his flight from the scene. Police and witness accounts had indicated that there was a female passenger in the BMW, but police officials said Monday that Mr. Acevedo had been driving alone. | The police said that Mr. Acevedo would, at minimum, face charges for fleeing the scene of an accident. Investigators may seek to establish whether he was drunk at the time of the accident, a task made more difficult by his flight from the scene. Police and witness accounts had indicated that there was a female passenger in the BMW, but police officials said Monday that Mr. Acevedo had been driving alone. |
| A witness told the police that the BMW had been traveling at a high rate of speed on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, when it struck the cab as it turned onto the avenue from Wilson Street. | A witness told the police that the BMW had been traveling at a high rate of speed on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, when it struck the cab as it turned onto the avenue from Wilson Street. |
| “The driver of the BMW was doing at least 60 miles an hour when it hit the other vehicle,” said Paul J. Browne, the Police Department’s chief spokesman. | “The driver of the BMW was doing at least 60 miles an hour when it hit the other vehicle,” said Paul J. Browne, the Police Department’s chief spokesman. |
| The deaths of the couple brought more than 1,000 mourners onto the street outside Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar in Williamsburg on Sunday for a heart-rending funeral service, as sobs and wails punctuated the words spoken in grief. There will not be a similar service for the boy; he will be buried with his parents in Orange County, N.Y. | The deaths of the couple brought more than 1,000 mourners onto the street outside Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar in Williamsburg on Sunday for a heart-rending funeral service, as sobs and wails punctuated the words spoken in grief. There will not be a similar service for the boy; he will be buried with his parents in Orange County, N.Y. |
| Rabbi Mayer Berger, director of operations for Chesed Shel Emes, which runs a group that provides free funerals for people who die without relatives, said he was at the hospital early Sunday when the baby was delivered and when Ms. Glauber was pronounced dead. | Rabbi Mayer Berger, director of operations for Chesed Shel Emes, which runs a group that provides free funerals for people who die without relatives, said he was at the hospital early Sunday when the baby was delivered and when Ms. Glauber was pronounced dead. |
| “The happiness that was on one side of the room versus the tragedy on the other side was unbelievable,” Rabbi Berger said. “And for a coward to leave the scene, it’s unbelievable; it makes it so much worse.” | “The happiness that was on one side of the room versus the tragedy on the other side was unbelievable,” Rabbi Berger said. “And for a coward to leave the scene, it’s unbelievable; it makes it so much worse.” |
| Under their interpretation of Jewish law, Hasidim do not perform funerals for newborns who do not survive 30 days, according to Mendel Rosenberg, of Chesed Shel Emes. | Under their interpretation of Jewish law, Hasidim do not perform funerals for newborns who do not survive 30 days, according to Mendel Rosenberg, of Chesed Shel Emes. |
Nate Schweber contributed reporting. | Nate Schweber contributed reporting. |