MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — A California man has been charged with fatally striking a man riding an electric bicycle earlier this week.
Thair Maroki, 40, of El Cajon, was charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal accident, both second-degree offenses.
Mount Laurel police were called to the 1100 block of Route 73 south at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Dec. 29 for a report of an unresponsive male lying on the shoulder of the roadway.
The investigation determined that the victim, Anthony Caprio III, 49, of Magnolia, had been struck by a white 2022 Jeep Cherokee that fled following the collision.
Investigators utilized surveillance footage from several area businesses and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to identify the vehicle.
A law enforcement alert was issued that included the California license plate number of the vehicle.
The Lyndhurst Police Department in Bergen County located the vehicle yesterday.
Maroki was taken into custody and transported to the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly.
The case will be prepared for presentation to a grand jury for possible indictment.
Maroki is scheduled for a first appearance today in Superior Court in Mount Holly.
The prosecutor’s office will seek to detain him.
