The teenager accused of killing two 17-year-old girls in an alleged hit-and-run crash in New Jersey last year has been publicly identified after prosecutors announced Friday that he will be tried as an adult.The Union County Prosecutors Office announced that 18-year-old Vincent Battiloro of Garwood has been waived up to adult court and will be tried as an adult in connection with the murder of the two juvenile females.Vincent Battiloro, 18, of Garwood, will now face counts of first-degree murder in the Criminal Part of Superior Court in Union County after his case was waived from juvenile court, according to the Union County Prosecutor's Office.Battiloro's identity had previously been withheld because he was a minor at the time of the alleged crimes.Prosecutors said his identity could now be released following the transfer to adult court.NEW MEXICO TEENS, 13 AND 15, CHARGED WITH MURDER IN HIT-AND-RUN OF BICYCLIST POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIAVincent Battiloro, 18, was publicly identified after prosecutors announced he will be tried as an adult in connection with the deaths of two New Jersey teenagers.
(VinnieBat118/YouTube)Prosecutors allege Battiloro, who was 17 at the time, struck Isabella Salas and Maria Niotis while they were riding an electric bike in Cranford at about 5:26 p.m.on Sept.
29, 2025.The two girls, who were both 17, were taken to local hospitals, where they were pronounced dead a short time later.Battiloro was arrested following an extensive investigation and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and multiple traffic offenses, according to prosecutors.TEEN DRIVER CHARGED WITH KILLING THREE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA STUDENTS IN PORSCHE HIT-AND-RUN CROSSWALK CRASHTwo teenagers, Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, were killed in a hit-and-run incident in New Jersey.Police allege a 17-year-old boy is responsible.
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