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Garwood Teen Faces Murder Charges Following Cranford Hit-And-Run
VIGIL...People have been leaving flowers and other items in remembrance of Isabella and Maria, two Cranford teens who were killed in a hit-and-run crash on Burnside Avenue in Cranford Monday evening. Katie Moen
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October 8, 2025
Garwood Teen Faces Murder Charges Following Cranford Hit-And-Run

CRANFORD – The name of the 17-year-old driver who is accused of deliberately killing two teenage girls with his car in Cranford last week has been confirmed through the numerous traffic citations that he received following the hit-and-run incident.

Court records indicate that Vincent Battiloro, who has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office (UCPO), was traveling at about 70 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per hour zone on the night that he alle...

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