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24-05-2025
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Hit-and-runs lead to renewed push for LPR cameras in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — There's a push for the return of license plate recognition technology following two hit-and-run crashes in Nashville over the past week. However, some community members are concerned those cameras could be used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A Florida man visiting Nashville with his family for his 21st birthday was seriously injured after a silver Mitsubishi Mirage hit him at a Church Street crosswalk, threw him airborne, and drove off on Sunday, May 18, as seen in surveillance video. His mother spoke with News 2 after the incident and questioned Nashville's lack of LPR cameras. Mother pushes for LPRs in Nashville after son injured in hit-and-run crash Then, on Wednesday, May 21, a 23-year-old Nashville woman was crossing Bell Road on an electric bike when she was hit by a dark sedan, which sped off, running several red lights along the way, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. The bicyclist was brought to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she died. District 32 Metro Councilwoman Joy Styles is calling for the city to reinstall its LPR cameras. She believes this technology will help catch those two hit-and-run drivers, as well as help with other crime efforts. 'We are living in very difficult times because we continue to have issues with crime in Nashville and we also are having issues regarding the federal enforcement and ICE officers,' Styles said. Grandmother of bicyclist killed in Antioch hit-and-run pleads for driver to come forward According to Styles, ICE agents and other federal authorities won't have access to LPRs. However, News 2 spoke with several leaders in Nashville's Hispanic community who shared their concerns. 'We have seen here, specifically in our own backyard here in Nashville, with indiscriminate and cruel increased immigration enforcement,' Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition Government Relations Manager Luis Mata said. 'We know that our federal and state leaders, we know their intentions, right? And that is to use local resources against our immigrant residents.' Demonstrators rally against ICE presence in South Nashville Churches have also expressed unease over LPRs since some of their congregants are worried about potential deportations. 'I think that there has to be a separation of power, how it is in our Constitution, written by Thomas Jefferson, and I think that we should not be harassing people or targeting people,' Pastor Isaac Gomez said. Gomez is working to protect his congregation, saying he believes the Hispanic community is unfairly targeted. | READ MORE | For the second year in a row, Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell did not include funding specifically for LPR technology in his proposed budget, but he told News 2 he believes there is room in the numbers to include LPRs. 'If we can get our proposed LPR policy framework through the Metro Council, we believe we could fund that initiative,' O'Connell said. 'And I think there would be many different opportunities. You're not going to see a line item in there for it, but I think the capacity is there.' Meanwhile, a Vanderbilt University poll released in April found that 83% of respondents supported allowing MNPD to use roadside cameras to identify vehicles tied to violent crimes, stolen vehicles, and missing persons 'if they are tied to strict limitations on use and data protection.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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12-03-2025
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New details revealed about possible plan for Antioch's Starwood Amphitheatre property
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — For nearly 19 years, the lot housing the once-popular Starwood Amphitheatre in Antioch has sat vacant, leaving residents with questions about its future development plans. 'What happened? How come this didn't stay?' Cathay Hoorman, a previous Starwood concertgoer, asked. 'What are you building here that took its place?' 'It always was Starwood. It always will be': Starwood Amphitheatre concertgoers reflect on venue's legacy 'So, is it going to be residential?' Antioch resident Jennifer Samardak told News 2 in 2018. 'Is it going to be commercial?' From 1986 to 2006, the 65-acre venue welcomed concertgoers and musicians. However, since its closure and demolition, the property has remained vacant. In 2011, a developer tried to bring concerts back to the site. Then in 2015, the site was supposed to be the new home for a mixed-use development for a project called Nashville Next. '[It was going to] really be a live work play space — much like Lennox Village is,' Metro Councilmember Joy Styles, whose district encompasses the site, said. A 2020 proposal sought to bring warehouses to the site, but Styles said her constituents were opposed. 'My constituents that were directly across the street were adamantly opposed and understandably so,' Styles said. 'They had a petition of over 400 signatures saying, 'We don't want warehouses.'' While previous plans for multi-use development have failed, Metro Councilmember Joy Styles — whose district encompasses the site — said new plans are in the works. 'One of the concerns was on the limitations of access there,' Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell said. 'Where you just have hundreds of cars coming down a road that might not have the full capacity to support it.' During Styles' first term, the site was part of District 33, but when Nashville's district map was redrawn, she asked to have the Starwood Amphitheatre become part of her district: 32. 'I knew that we could do better,' Styles expressed. 'I knew that there was an appetite and a need for greater things to come to the area, and 65 acres is such a wonderful opportunity.' Plans to redevelop the space have been revitalized. '[I] literally met with the developers last week to take a look at a version of the site,' Styles said. 'There is room for growth…We've created a different entrance where commercial vehicles will come in that will not interfere at all with the other portions of the site.' News 2 On Tour | Explore the communties that shape Middle Tennessee Styles told News 2 that her top priorities in developing the old Starwood Amphitheatre space are preserving its history and meeting the community's needs. 'There will be bus stops,' Styles said. 'There will be opportunities for the community to gather [..], and we are throwing in homages to the old site.' As of publication, plans are still being finalized. However, Styles shared a couple of hints. '[We are] looking at having artist housing on the site because we are a creative city and many of our creatives don't have a place to live,' Styles said. Styles said official plans for the site could tentatively be released by the end of summer 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
