The teen driver charged with intentionally mowing down two 17-year-old girls in New Jersey recorded a chilling livestream about the horrific crash a day before his arrest as he claimed “there’s more to this story.”
The young man in the video, who multiple neighbors confirmed to The Post was accused murderer Vincent Battiloro, shockingly expressed his “sincerest condolences to those two girls lost in that tragic accident” in reference to victims Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas.
He then whined that locals were making threats against his family “about this whole spiel” and argued he’s been “bullied” over “false allegations” that happened in the past.
“This is a very serious incident that happened, and I don’t even know if I should be sharing this right now … this will be in the hands of Jesus, everything will be OK, I will get this sorted out,” he said in the Tuesday livestream on YouTube.
“There’s more to the story, but again, I’m not gonna be authorized to comment on it.”
Battiloro is accused of striking Maria and Isabella as they rode their e-bikes around 5:30 p.m. — with the suspect then fleeing in his black Jeep.
While authorities said Monday night hours after the crash that the alleged driver was taken into custody, it appears that he was released before he was arrested and formally charged with two counts of first-degree murder Wednesday.
Battiloro — whose YouTube account is filled with gaming and baseball commentary – is in custody, but is currently being tried as a juvenile.
Minors as young as 15 years old can be charged as adults tied to homicides, and the Union County Prosecutor’s Office told The Post in an email Thursday it was “exploring all legal options available for prosecution.”
Family and friends have claimed that the alleged driver was stalking Maria for months leading up the crash.
The victims’ family even claimed the crash was premeditated and called him “a coward of a man.”
“It is now vital that the truth be shared: This was not an e-bike accident, and it was not a hit-and-run,” the families told Fox 5. “This was murder in the first degree.
“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.
But Battiloro tried to paint himself as the real victim who needed sympathy during his long-winded remarks.
“I’ve been through way too much. I’m a nice kid. I’m 17 years old with a good family by my side,” he claimed.
“And these allegations that have been ruining everything, is a shame.”
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It’s unclear if Battiloro was referring to the hit-and-run allegations or the stalking accusations.
He surreally acknowledged multiple times it’d be better if he kept his mouth shut, but kept going.
“I really don’t even know if I should be streaming this right now,” he said
He also claimed the Garden State needed to provide better resources for mental health but did not admit he had mental health issues.
“I wanna address one more thing, OK?” he said. “I really think there needs to be more done to address mental health in the state cause you know … I’ve been bullied, ridiculed and stuff over false allegations, OK? About things that have happened in the past. There’s more to this story, it’ll come out in the future.”
