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Cranford · CranfordBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Two teenage best friends set out for an afternoon e-bike ride earlier this week in Cranford, New Jersey, a small city just 18 miles south of New York City. They never made it home. Both girls were struck by a car and killed September 29, according to local authorities. And now another teenager – whom the Union County Prosecutor’s Office identified as a 17-year-old male – has been arrested and charged with two counts o…See the Story
Two Teen Girls Went for a Bike Ride – and Were Fatally Hit by a Car. Now Another Teen Faces Murder Charges
90% Center coverage: 30 sources

SUV · CranfordMaria Niotis and Isabella Salas, both 17, were on an e-bike when they were fatally struck by an SUV allegedly driven by a boy, 17, suspected of stalking one of them. He’s charged with murder, but for now he’s being treated as a juvenile. (10/3/25)See the Story
Teen Girls Killed By Alleged Stalker: Murder or Hit-and-Run Accident?
77% Center coverage: 13 sources

Turning Point USA · CranfordA long line formed more than an hour before Dooley Funeral Home in Cranford opened its doors on Saturday for the wake of 17-year-old Isabella Rose Salas.See the Story
A ‘ray of sunshine’ remembered at wake for second N.J. teen killed in hit-and-run
100% Center coverage: 4 sources