{"id":13961,"date":"2025-10-21T14:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/13961\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:16:06","slug":"houston-area-wife-runs-over-husband-after-verbal-fight-killing-him-texas-authorities-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/13961\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston-area wife runs over husband after verbal fight, killing him, Texas authorities say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">A woman is accused of accelerating her SUV onto a curb and running over her husband, killing him, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/\">Texas<\/a> authorities say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Officers in Pasadena were dispatched around 3:30 a.m. Oct. 19 when a witness reported a man being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PasadenaPoliceTx\/posts\/pfbid02PqAiGbAjg1uVGBQD98qhfy5uwuSvjtXAJZbyWjxVFCV2KbSmftB9AEJhPzp4vrxjl?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWGTrLmuyS-LCqJw0D56tT7TNdIAUFF6gZ9PNpqel9XFSudfGBw1XbubDBMot8tpIhP9Qq4SCzBJ0t5_RMQR8Nh6FMd8p_XxpqM-BpOT4KzF4WVBKgvDamuTvPI9mD4jse5fFj3nVGMLz6hSIhewDLz1xjB6WEbjRvZfk_qBDj52zPUeDOWTvyEzQFUSuIGij0&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">run over by a Chevy Tahoe<\/a> on a sidewalk, according to a news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The 42-year-old victim, Leonardo Mendoza, was taken to a hospital, where police said he died from his injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">An investigation revealed Mendoza had been in a verbal fight with his wife, Alina Gonzalez-Morelos, over an unspecified text message, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">He left his house and was walking on the sidewalk when he was struck by his wife\u2019s vehicle, investigators said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">According to court documents, Gonzalez-Morelos said she \u201caccelerated\u201d her Tahoe onto the sidewalk before striking two poles, then Mendoza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Gonzalez-Morelos was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, court documents reveal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Pasadena is about a 15-mile drive southeast from downtown Houston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A woman is accused of accelerating her SUV onto a curb and running over her husband, killing 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