El Paso man gets prison for fatally hitting man with car during bar fight

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…

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