A man arrested in connection with a car crash that killed a rabbinical college student, his pregnant wife and their baby in New York this month has been indicted on three counts of second-degree manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday.

The man, Julio Acevedo, 44, previously was charged with leaving the scene of an accident without reporting it. A Kings County grand jury added the manslaughter charges for the deaths of Nachman and Raizy Glauber, both 21, and their baby boy, who was delivered after the accident by cesarean section, but died the next day. The mother was seven months pregnant.

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Acevedo is accused of driving the BMW that speeded down a Brooklyn street at 69 mph — more than twice the speed limit — early March 3 and crashing into a livery cab carrying the Glaubers, who were on their way to a hospital. If convicted, he could face life in prison.

The crash crumpled the cab and threw Raizy Glauber from the wreck. The engine ended up in the back seat. The driver of the livery cab was knocked unconscious but wasn't seriously hurt.

Acevedo served a prison term in the 1990s for manslaughter after he was convicted of shooting Kelvin Martin, a Brooklyn criminal whose moniker "50 Cent" was the inspiration for rapper Curtis Jackson's stage name.

How he came to possess the BMW is under investigation, NBC News reported this month. The owner of the car was arrested on insurance fraud charges related to the vehicle, but that case has been deferred.

Acevedo's attorney, Kathleen Julian, told the New York Post: "I fully expected him to be indicted."

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NEW YORK - A New York City man who allegedly fled a hit-and-run car crash that killed a young Orthodox Jewish family appeared before a Brooklyn judge on Thursday night to hear the charges that could put him in prison for life.

Julio Acevedo, 44, of Brooklyn, faces charges of criminally negligent homicide and leaving the scene of an accident, according to prosecutors. He is also being accused of reckless driving, assault and speeding.

If convicted, Acevedo faces 25 years to life in prison because of his prior convictions, prosecutor Gayle Dampf said. He is being held without bail.

The victims, Raizy and Nachman Glauber, 21, were members of an Orthodox Jewish enclave in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. They were expecting their first child.

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They were on the way to the hospital when their taxi was hit broadside by a gray BMW sedan, police said. The BMW driver fled the scene on foot.

The Glauber baby was delivered on Sunday by Cesarean section at Bellevue Hospital, where the mother had been pronounced dead on arrival, police said. The boy died early on Monday.

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Family friends said the child's birth had been a ray of hope that was extinguished when the baby died of his injuries. They said Raizy Glauber was about six months pregnant and wanted to go to the hospital because she was not feeling well.

Acevedo, who has a lengthy criminal record, surrendered on Wednesday to New York City detectives in the parking lot of a convenience store in Bethlehem, Pa.

The meeting between the suspect and police had been arranged with the help of one of Acevedo's friends, New York City Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne said.

Witnesses to the Sunday morning crash said the BMW had been speeding, police said. The taxi was at a stop sign when the accident occurred, police said.

Before his surrender, Acevedo spoke by telephone to the New York Daily News. An article published on Tuesday said Acevedo had claimed he was fleeing gunshots when the accident occurred and that he fled the scene of the accident because he was afraid of being shot.

This story was originally published on Fri Mar 8, 2013 3:57 AM EST

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