A 32-year-old woman, Kara Vaughn, has been booked on a second-degree murder charge after confessing to her involvement in a fatal hit and run incident that occurred in September 2018. The victim, Markeith Bass, 34, died in the crash on Trinity Lane near Brick Church Pike in Nashville. Vaughn, who has been in custody since 2022 on unrelated charges, admitted her actions to a Davidson County Sheriff’s Office Corporal in February 2023. She confessed to running over her ex-boyfriend, Bass, while intoxicated and driving a stolen maroon SUV. Vaughn claimed that she acted out of anger and decided to come forward to clear her conscience.
For more information, please refer to the related image of the suspect [here](https://www.nashville.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/Kara%20Vaughn.JPG).
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