US EditionAccused Killer Of 2 Teens Identified Through NJ Court Records, Citations
The 17-year-old faces two counts of first-degree murder after striking two teens on e-bikes; a GoFundMe raised over $120,000 for the victims' families.
- On Wednesday, a 17-year-old was charged with two counts of first-degree murder after striking and killing Maria Niotis, 17, and Isabella Salas, 17, on Burnside Avenue in Cranford, New Jersey, Monday evening.
- Family members said the suspect was known to the victims and that Maria Niotis filed a restraining order alleging stalking, while neighbors reported the alleged driver had been parked outside a girl's home for three months.
- Court records show the 2021 black Jeep Compass fled the scene, and Vincent P. Battiloro, 17, was speeding nearly three times the 25-mile-per-hour limit, with at least 15 tickets issued.
- A GoFundMe has raised more than $120,000 for the victims' families, and funeral services are scheduled Oct. 3, visitation Oct. 4 at Dooley Funeral Home in Cranford, with graveside interment Oct. 6 at Fairview Cemetery.
- The Union County Prosecutor's Office said the charges followed a "comprehensive and extensive investigation," but it remains unclear whether Vincent P. Battiloro, 17, will be tried in juvenile court or as an adult.
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‘This was murder’: Families of girls killed in N.J. crash say arrested driver planned attack
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Vincent Battiloro ID’d as suspect in horrific targeted hit-and-run murders of NJ teen girls
The teen driver charged with murder after allegedly mowing down two 17-year-old girls in New Jersey was identified Thursday by neighbors and traffic tickets obtained by a local news outlet.
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