Friends and family mourn girls killed in suspected deliberate crash

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By WCBS Staff via CNN Newsource
Published: Oct. 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM EDT|Updated: 12 hours ago

There were tearful embraces from friends and family of 17-year-old Isabella Salas outside of Dooley Funeral Home in Cranford, New Jersey ...

Isabella was on an e-bike with her best friend, 17-year-old Maria Niotis, when police say they were mowed down by an SUV that fled the scene.

Court records show the driver was going at least 70 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone.

CBS News identified the suspect as 17-year-old Vincent Battiloro, who is charged with two counts of murder ,,,

https://www.kcrg.com/2025/10/06/friends-family-mourn-teen-girls-killed-while-riding-e-bikes-suspected-deliberate-crash/

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1. ... Authorities did not release the name of the driver because of his age, but court records show

that Vincent P. Battiloro, 17, was issued 15 tickets the day of the crash, including for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury, careless driving, reckless driving and going at least 70 miles an hour on a street with a speed limit of 25. He was also cited for allegedly driving without a license, a registration and an insurance card, the records show ...

Authorities did not release the name of the driver because of his age, but court records show that Vincent P. Battiloro, 17, was issued 15 tickets the day of the crash, including for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury, careless driving, reckless driving and going at least 70 miles an hour on a street with a speed limit of 25. He was also cited for allegedly driving without a license, a registration and an insurance card, the records show.

https://people.com/nj-teen-hit-run-cranford-15-citations-11824811

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2. ... The victims' relatives and friends claimed Battiloro was stalking one of the girls and

a restraining order had been filed against him before the crash. The Union County prosecutor's office, which is investigating the crash, did not immediately respond to CBS News New York's request to verify their claims ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/nj-stalker-killer-identified-as-17-year-old-vincent-battiloro-who-hosted-22-minute-livestream-on-his-side-of-story/articleshow/124278840.cms

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3. He was also a Charlie Kirk supporter

Another violent white male fond of RW rhetoric.