"The 'coward of a man' 17-year-old driver accused of fatally striking two New Jersey teen girls on their e-bike was planning the attack for months, the girls' grieving families said Wednesday night. The loved ones of Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas insisted the deadly crash was far more depraved than a simple accident, and that the driver was targeting Maria specifically."
"This was murder in the first degree. The driver, a Garwood resident who has not been identified by Union County prosecutors because he is a minor, was slapped with two first-degree murder charges Wednesday. He is related somehow to Christopher Battiloro, the police chief in the neighboring town of Westfield. A coward of a man who had been plotting this attack against Maria for months, carried out his horrific act, taking not only her life but also Isabella's, the families added."
Two New Jersey teenagers, Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, were fatally struck around 5:30 p.m. while riding an e-bike and later died at the hospital. Loved ones insist the crash was deliberate, that the driver targeted Maria specifically, and that the attack had been plotted for months. Families characterize the driver as a 'coward of a man' and state he is competent and medicated. The driver, a 17-year-old Garwood resident, fled in a black 2021 Jeep with tinted windows but was arrested shortly after. The suspect faces two first-degree murder charges; the matter is being handled as a juvenile and information remains limited.
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