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Man Wanted For Nashville Hit And Run That Seriously Injured Bratt Man
June 4, 2025
A young Bratt man is continuing to recover after he was hit by a car that fled the scene May 18 in Nashville. And now, police have issued an arrest warrant for the man they believe was driving the vehicle.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said Tuesday afternoon that warrants for 32-yaer-old Tony Lopez-Infante of Venezuela. Anyone with information is asked to call Nashville Police at (615) 742-7463; a reward is offered.
The vehicle involved in the collision, a Mitsubishi Mirage, was returned by Lopez-Infante, with front end damage, to a rental facility in Mt. Juliet on May 19, police said. Officers located the car there the next day, on May 20. Investigation resulted in Lopez-Infante, being identified as the hit and run driver. Police said ongoing efforts to locate him have been unsuccessful. Federal partners, including Homeland Security Investigations, are assisting in the search for Lopez-Infante.
Upon his arrest, he will be charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, failure to render aid/file an accident report, attempted evidence tampering, and driving without a license/insurance. Lopez-Infante is also wanted in Williamson County on an outstanding probation violation warrant related to a theft arrest.
Lopez-Infante has multiple outstanding warrants from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Lopez is an illegal alien with six outstanding warrants. He was last seen in Mt. Juliet — in my district,” Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles said on social media Tuesday.
Zachary Carach survived, but he’s facing a lengthy recovery.
Zach, his mother Sheena, and other relatives were in Nashville celebrating his 21st birthday together as a family.
“Our little family spent a wonderful day in Nashville, celebrating the 21st birthday of our son… as in 21 years ago on May 18th this baby blessed our lives” Sheena said in a message to NorthEscambia.com from Nashville just hours after the hit-and-run. “He has been dealt a hard hand his whole life, living with chronic kidney disease, losing a kidney at 7-year-soldo, having to have major spinal surgery at 16 and spending numerous days in the hospital for autoimmune issues. But this weekend was full of fun and celebration for him, because no one deserves it more. That is until it wasn’t.”
A surveillance video shows Zach, a 2022 Northview High School graduate, look both ways about 6 p.m. Sunday, before crossing Nashville’s Church Street in a clearly marked crosswalk. There’s a flashing signal, and a yellow sign noting that Tennessee law requires drivers to yield for pedestrians in crosswalks. It happened a few blocks from landmarks like the Ryman Auditorium and Bridgestone Arena. He’s hit by a Mitsubishi Mirage, throwing him into the air. The car did not stop.
Sheena continues to be on a mission to find the driver responsible.
“While crossing in the crosswalk, my precious son was ran over like a piece of garbage and left for dead in the road. Witnessing this as a mom, was the most horrific day of my life and then to rewatch it on video and see his feet above his head and his head slam the ground was mortifying.”
Sheena is a former police officer. And that’s not the Carach family’s only connection to law enforcement. You may remember the NorthEscambia.com stories about Zach’s younger brother “Donut Boy” Tyler Carach. While Tyle was a student at Byrneville Elementary School, he set out on a mission to thank and provide doughnuts for law enforcement agencies across the country. And he did just that in all 50 states, and made numerous national TV appearances on the CBS Evening News, Today Show, Steve Harvey and countless local TV stations He was also honored by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
But now, the family is focused on Zach’s recovery and finding the hit-and-run driver.
“Please help us find this inhuman person who ran over my baby and kept rolling,” Sheena said.
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13 Responses to “Man Wanted For Nashville Hit And Run That Seriously Injured Bratt Man”
Two weak spineless republican US Senators let a mayor control immigration policies in Tennessee . Tennessee is a little closer than the lawless states of Washington and Oregon but just as radical . Don’t vote for politicians that don’t mind you and your family getting killed . Weak republicans and radical democrats are in the same pod .
The Federal Government should deputize some of us Law abiding Americans and allow us to hunt down these illegal immigrants!
Our family would like to say thank you to all of the readers and viewers on NorthEscambia.com who have sent their prayers for Zach and support. We, like you, have so many questions. One of those being why the rental agency allowed him to rent to car with no license and no insurance, only his Venezuelan ID card and another why he was not deported when he was arrested for theft in Williamson County as either him not being allowed the car or him being deported, would have meant he would not have been driving that day. Our focus right now is finding this guy and seeking justice for Zach and for Zach to make a full recovery! Thank you all again for your continued love and prayers.
The Nashville mayor not cooperating with ICE should be in jail also .
The car could have been rented by a third person and passed along to the guy. As far as all the illegals with criminal records….our judges are siding with them rather than upholding our laws. It’s a no win situation – that the people voted for deportation is irrelevant
This is exactly why the illegal immigrants need to go. Too many times they are causing chaos and destruction and are being allowed to hide out in sanctuary cities. He needs to go and anyone harboring him should face time or deportation themselves. Thank god President Trump is cleaning up the mess that was left by the previous administration.
What kind of rental ‘agency’ would rent a car to someone that doesn’t even have a license or insurance? Sounds like they also need to be held accountable.
Sheena,
I hope and pray he is found!
If the driver didn’t have a drivers license how did he rent the car ? You have to have a license and insurance to rent . This young man has sure seen more than his share of hard times I wish him an easy recovery from here on cause if anyone deserves it this guy does. Good luck Zach may your journey from here on be smooth sailing
Ultimately this crime was committed by the illegal, although there probably is some liability on the rental company. How one rents a car with no license or insurance I have no idea unless he somehow had stolen/falsified documents. Hope the kid fully heals and they catch this dirtbag.
When you open the floodgates and allow tens of millions of undocumented people across the border this is what happens. I fear this kind of thing is just the tip of the iceberg. What are all those military-age men from China, Iran and elsewhere doing with their days?
Praying for your SON, and our hopes are with you in the capture of the one responsible.
WOW, no license,illegal ,resident, warrants for arrests,ICE WAS LOOKING FOR HIM. I say the rental company should pay all medical bills and at least $5,000,000 to Zach and another $5,000,000 to his mother and family
Prayers for the family and finding this person. Should have been shipped off long before now if you have all those warrants. Also from the image of the crosswalk at the top, it looks to me like Nashville needs to either move that pedestrian signal out to the roadway or not let vehicles or buses park in front of it hindering the view. There’s 0 excuse though for hitting someone and not stopping. That’s just inhumane.