In the early hours of Monday, December 29, 2025, a tragic event shook the Mount Laurel community. Anthony Caprio III, a 49-year-old resident of Magnolia, was killed while riding his bike on Route 73 in Mount Laurel, NJ. Anthony was the 17th person on a bicycle killed by a driver in New Jersey in 2025
The crash occurred around 12:13 a.m. on the 1100 block of Route 73 Southbound. According to the Mount Laurel Police Department, Anthony was traveling on his EUY Class 3 E-bike when he was struck by a White Jeep Cherokee with California License Plates. A police officer told 6ABC that Anthony was dragged under the vehicle for approximately a quarter mile. Instead of stopping to render aid, the driver fled the scene, continuing southbound.
First responders arrived shortly after the collision, but unfortunately, Anthony was pronounced dead at the scene.
Anthony was known by his family as a talented technician who “could fix anything,” He had a passion for mechanics and had recently purchased and fixed up the e-bike he was riding and had spent the day before the crash celebrating a belated Christmas with his family.
Driver Arrested
Following an intensive multi-agency investigation, law enforcement officials announced the arrest of Thair Maroki, 40 of El Cajon, CA. Maroki was arrested in Lyndhurst, Bergen County where Police found a matching vehicle and took Moroki into custody in connection with the fatal hit-and-run. He has been charged with Vehicular Homicide and Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident.
Maroki was processed and lodged in the Burlington County Jail. A hearing was conducted on January 2nd.
Street Design Encourages Reckless Behavior
In New Jersey, 50 percent of all traffic fatalities occur on state roads which make up just 7% of the statewide road network. Route 73, which does not have a sidepath, is a 50 mile-per-hour highway with multiple commercial driveways and poor street lighting, making it an extremely high-stress road. However, as this segment of the road is sandwiched between I-295 and the NJ Turnpike, there is no safer alternate route for vulnerable road users.
We offer our deepest condolences to Anthony Caprio’s friends and family.
If anyone you know has been involved in a crash or lost someone in a crash and is looking for community, please reach out to Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia by emailing sonja@bicyclecoalition.org.
Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia (FSSGP) is comprised of victims of traffic violence and families whose loved ones have been killed or severely injured by aggressive, reckless, or careless driving, behaviors enabled by dangerous street design. FSSGP represents the full range of greater Philadelphia’s rich diversity and collectively demands an end to traffic violence