"He was caught before in drunken driving and now, unfortunately, he has
killed. How can we strengthen that the justice system working with the
police department that this guy should never had the ability to drive a
car in public and kill such [a] wonderful family?”
Rabbi David Niederman
Satmar Leader Challenges Cops On Glauber Hit And Run Deaths
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
Rabbi David Niederman heads the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg, the hasidic umbrella organization dominated by Niederman’s Satmar sect.
According to DNAinfo, at today’s annual NYPD pre-Passover security briefing for Jewish community leaders, Niederman demanded that NYPD Chief Ray Kelly explain why Julio Acevedo, the alleged driver of the borrowed BMW that ploughed into Nachman and Raizy Glauber’s livery cab killing them and their unborn child who was delivered by C-section but who did not survive, had not had his driver’s license taken away a few weeks earlier when he was stopped for drunk driving.
"He was caught before in drunken driving and now, unfortunately, he has killed. How can we strengthen that the justice system working with the police department that this guy should never had the ability to drive a car in public and kill such [a] wonderful family?,” Niederman asked, riling Kelly.
Later, Niederman asked reporters, "How is it possible a person like this walks the streets?"
DNAinfo notes that the NYPD makes drunk driving arrests but it does not control who gets released on bail and who does not get released, or whether a driver's license is suspended, revoked or left as is.
The suspect, Julio Acevedo, who is still at large