California man arrested for hit-and-run that killed e-bike rider in Mt. Laurel
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Key Points:
- Thair Maroki, 40, from California, has been charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal accident after a hit-and-run involving a New Jersey man on an electric bicycle in Mount Laurel Township.
- The victim, Anthony Caprio III, 49, was struck while riding his e-bike on the shoulder of Route 73 and was dragged approximately a quarter mile by the suspect’s vehicle, a white 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
- Surveillance footage and police investigation revealed the vehicle returned to the crash scene about 20 minutes after the accident, leading to Maroki’s arrest in Lyndhurst and his detention at Burlington County Jail.
- Authorities expressed relief at providing closure to Caprio’s family
