The 17-year-old boy charged with killing two teenage girls riding e-bikes in New Jersey swatted the home of one of the victims twice before allegedly mowing them down with an SUV, according to an attorney for the girl’s family.
The family of victim Maria Niotis claims Vincent Battiloro harassed and stalked the 17-year-old for months before crashing into her and her best friend Isabella Salas, also 17, at 70 mph on Sept. 29 at around 5:30 p.m.
Battiloro now faces two counts of first-degree murder . He was also issued 15 traffic tickets related to the crash that day, New Jersey Advance Media reported.
The Salas and Niotis families say Vincent planned the attack for months .
According to attorney Brent Bramnick, police twice appeared at the Niotis home in Cranford prior to the