Man accused of killing Nashville restaurant owner in 2024 hit-and-run pleads guilty

What This Story Is About

  • The man accused of hitting and killing a Nashville restaurant owner in 2024 pled guilty Wednesday.
  • Ulises Martinez will serve 20 years in prison before being deported.

For Context

  • Martinez hit the owner of Smokin’ Thighs, Matthew Carney, with a pickup truck outside the Wedgewood Avenue restaurant on June 19, 2024.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The man accused of killing a Nashville restaurant owner in a 2024 hit-and-run crash has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the incident.

According to Nashville’s District Attorney General’s Office, Ulises Martinez pled guilty to four charges Wednesday, including second-degree murder, theft of over $10,000, tampering with evidence and theft over $2,500…

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