Nashville, TN (Aug. 11, 2026) — Martin Villagomez Jr., 30, of Nashville, was killed early Tuesday morning following a two-vehicle crash in South Nashville, Davidson County.
According to Metro Nashville police, the crash happened around 2:45 a.m. on Harding Place near the Linbar Drive intersection. Villagomez Jr. was driving a 2019 Nissan Altima through the intersection when a 2004 GMC Yukon traveling west ran a red light and struck the driver’s side of the Altima.
Villagomez Jr. was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he later died from injuries sustained in the collision. The GMC driver, a 32-year-old woman from LaVergne, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was also taken to the hospital.
At the hospital, a nurse informed officers that they smelled alcohol coming from the GMC driver. Police said she will be charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication upon her release from the hospital.
No additional information was immediately released.
