Man accused of mowing down two girls in alleged double murder exposes twisted reason he kept streaming

The New Jersey antheral accused of sidesplitting 2 teen girls laughed disconnected his critics successful a livestream conscionable 1 time aft helium allegedly killed them, boasting astir the "engagement" helium was getting.

Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, some 17, were riding electrical bikes connected Sept. 29, 2025, successful Cranford, New Jersey, erstwhile now-18-year-old Vincent Battiloro deliberately struck them with his vehicle, prosecutors allege. He was charged with execution arsenic an big connected Friday, June 26.

Just 1 time aft allegedly sidesplitting the 2 17-year-olds, Battiloro got connected a YouTube video crippled livestream and boasted astir the "engagement" helium was getting from radical commenting connected the killings.

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Two teenagers were killed successful a hit-and-run, and constabulary allege that a 17-year-old lad is responsible. (Gofundme and FOX5)

"The much you guys prosecute successful the chat, the much you springiness maine engagement and I get paid for YouTube. Just letting you each know. That's fine. That's fine. Y'all are conscionable giving maine engagement, that's fine," helium said. ""I'm not doing s--- until radical halt messaging negativity."

After radical watching the watercourse continually commented astir the deaths of Niotis and Salas, Battiloro yet got fed up and concisely addressed the situation.

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"There has been a batch of misinformation going connected implicit the internet. But I volition accidental this. I privation my sincerest condolences to those 2 girls mislaid successful that tragic accident. It is an implicit unfortunate situation. And there's much to the communicative that you're not getting," Battiloro said. "But erstwhile the clip comes. I volition explicate it successful greater detail. I'm not authorized to speech astir the full thing."

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Police said Battiloro's ain dash camera showed him getting wrong a Jeep Compass connected Sept. 29, 2025, and driving to the country of Burnside Avenue successful Cranford, adjacent the location of 1 of the victims. After helium parked, according to police, some teen girls were seen connected electrical bikes headed successful the other direction.

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Vincent Battiloro, 18, was publically identified aft prosecutors announced helium volition beryllium tried arsenic an big successful transportation with the deaths of 2 New Jersey teenagers. (VinnieBat118/YouTube)

The fishy past made a U-turn to travel the victims portion helium accelerated the Jeep, according to detectives, who said that the video shows some girls being struck astatine a precocious complaint of velocity earlier the conveyance yet stopped.

Battiloro past fled the country by foot, officials said.

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Battiloro's individuality was antecedently withheld due to the fact that helium was a insignificant erstwhile allegedly committing the crimes, but his lawsuit was transferred to big tribunal connected Friday, June 26. He is present charged with 2 counts of first-degree murder.

Brent Bramnick, who is representing Niotis’ family, told Fox News Digital they are thankful the lawsuit was moved to big court.

"The determination to effort the suspect arsenic an big is simply a welcomed sliver of justice. We are grateful to the Prosecutor’s Office for their efforts arsenic good arsenic the assemblage astatine ample for continuing to support Maria and Isabella’s memories alive," Bramnick said.

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A memorial was acceptable up for Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas. (FOX 5)

Battiloro allegedly swatted the family's location successful Cranford doubly successful September 2025, according to Bramnick. He said some incidents took spot betwixt Sept. 1 and Sept. 15 successful 2025.

Foulla Niotis speaks successful an exclusive interrogation aft her girl Maria and person Isabella Salas were allegedly killed by a stalker, arsenic she urges prosecutors to effort the teen fishy arsenic an adult. (Fox News)

After the 2 incidents, Bramnick said the Niotis household wants to cognize "what went on?"

"What investigation, if any, went connected aft each that the household reported and each the accusation that the constabulary had successful their possession. That's the question. So we request those questions answered," Bramnick said. "And that's wherefore we're involved, due to the fact that we're doing our ain investigations to effort to get to the bottommost of those questions."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Battiloro's lawyer for comment.