The New Jersey man accused of killing two girls told police he was carjacked — but his own dashcam footage showed him driving to the scene, a criminal complaint obtained by Fox News Digital alleges.Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, both 17, were riding an electric bike on Sept.29, 2025 in Cranford, New Jersey, when prosecutors say 18-year-old Vincent Battiloro intentionally mowed them down.
He was charged as an adult Friday.When detectives brought Battiloro to the Cranford Police Department, he told them he had been carjacked earlier that day — before the two teen girls were killed — by an unknown person wearing a red mask and armed with a knife, the criminal complaint alleges.However, dash camera footage obtained by police allegedly disputes his account.TEEN MURDER SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY SWATTED VICTIM'S HOME WEEKS BEFORE DEADLY HIT-AND-RUN: LAWYERVincent 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)"The defendant stated he was driving the Jeep Compass that afternoon when he was carjacked by an unknown individual wearing a red mask and armed with a knife," the complaint states.
"Search warrants were executed on the Jeep Compass, and dash camera footage was obtained from the vehicle.The footage from 9/29 showed the defendant getting into and driving the vehicle to the area of Burnside Avenue, where he parked.
Shortly thereafter, both victims were seen on the e-bike heading in the opposite direction."According to police, Battiloro's dash camera video showed him getting inside the Jeep Compass on Sept.29, 2025, and driving to the area of Burnside Avenue in Cranford, near the home of one of the victims.
Shortly after he parked, police said both teen girls were seen on electric bicycles headed in the opposite direction.TEEN ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO GIRLS IN ALLEGED HIT-AND-RUN WILL BE TRIED AS ADULT AFTER IDENTITY REVEALEDTwo teenagers wer...