Fatal Hit-And-Run Suspect Identified After E-Biker Struck In BurlCo: Prosecutor

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — A California man is facing charges after authorities say he fatally struck an e-biker in Mount Laurel and fled the scene this week.

Thair Maroki, of El Cajon, was identified as the driver in the hit-and-run that killed a man on an electric bicycle Monday in Mount Laurel, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.

Maroki was taken into custody Thursday in Bergen County.

Police were dispatched to the 1100 block of Route 73 south around 12:15 a.m. Monday, when an unresponsive man was reported lying on the shoulder of the roadway. The victim — Anthony Caprio III, 49, of Magnolia — was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Further investigation revealed that a white 2022 Jeep Cherokee struck Caprio and fled the area, prosecutors said. Detectives reviewed surveillance footage from several businesses and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.

Authorities issued a law-enforcement alert that included the Jeep's California license-plate number. Police found the vehicle Thursday in Lyndhurst and took Maroki into custody.

Maroki, 40, was charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident (both second-degree).

He was placed in the Burlington County Jail, with a pre-trial detention hearing scheduled for Friday.

Attorney information for Maroki wasn't immediately available in online court records.