Two women who had spent a Saturday night cheering on Ecuador at a World Cup viewing party were struck and killed in a Newark crosswalk moments after leaving the gathering, in a hit-and-run that authorities say was caught on street surveillance video. A 26-year-old local man has since surrendered and faces homicide charges.
The victims were Mariana Elizabeth Valverde Beltran, 58, of Elizabeth, and Maria Isabel DeLosAngeles Salgado Ayala, 61, of Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. The two were lifelong friends who grew up together in Ecuador before settling in New Jersey, relatives told WABC.
