Court records reveal suspected NJ stalker was speeding at 70 mph when teen girls on an e-bike were killed.NN
The alleged New Jersey teen stalker charged with murdering two girls was going 70 mph when he fatally slammed into their e-bike, according to court records.
Vincent Battiloro, 17, was allegedly flying nearly three times faster than the 25 mph speed limit on the residential street when he plowed into Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas around 5:30 p.m. Monday, according to a ticket issued in the aftermath by Cranford police, according to MyCentralJersey.
Battiloro is facing first-degree murder charges in the deaths and has been accused by family and friends of relentlessly stalking Maria, including sitting in a car outside her house for months leading up to the crash.
The 17-year-old accused killer was slapped with at least 15 traffic summonses following Monday evening’s tragic scene.
The full list of tickets reported on by the local outlet include:
- A ticket each for failure to possess an insurance card, registration and driver’s license.
- Leaving the scene of an accident with injury.
- Failure to report an accident.
- Failure to show a license after an accident.
- Unsafe lane change.
- Improper passing.
- Careless driving.
- Reckless driving.
- Abandoning a motor vehicle.
- Delaying traffic.
- Obstructing passage of other vehicles.
- Improper display of license plates.
- Speeding.
The Union County Prosecutor’s Office has not released the accused driver’s name because the matter is currently in juvenile court, but the slew of tickets first reported by NJ.com connected Battiloro to the wreckage.
The prosecutor’s office said in an email Thursday morning that Battiloro was currently in custody, and exploring all legal options as the case moves forward.
The teen could still be tried as an adult because of the severity of the crime.
Before Battiloro was formally arrested and charged, in a surreal moment rambled on about the crash on a YouTube livestream that is usually where he talks baseball and gaming.
He expressed condolences toward the two victims, labeled the alleged murder a “tragic accident,” complained that he was being bullied over “false allegations,” all while saying numerous times he probably should keep quiet.
The families of Maria and Isabella accused the driver of plotting an attack against Maria for months and called him a “coward of a man.”
Isabella was remembered this week as an incredible performer who had the “voice of an angel” while Maria’s family said their girl had dreams of becoming a cosmetologist after high school.
