An El Paso man was sentenced to 70 years in prison after he was convicted of fatally hitting another man with his car during a fight outside an East Side bar.
An El Paso jury found Rene Martinez, 34, guilty of murder in connection with the death of 23-year-old Juan Flores Jr. during a fight outside an East El Paso bar in 2024.
The jury convicted Martinez on the murder charge on Friday, Feb. 20, after hearing testimony during a five-day trial, El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya announced in a news release…