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Alina Gonzalez-Morelos voluntarily turned herself in and confessed to hitting her husband, Leonardo Mendoza, with her SUV, according to police

Gonzalez-Morelos allegedly told police that she was drunk at the time of the attack and meant to "hit but not kill" Mendoza

The wife and mother is now facing a murder charge after Mendoza was taken to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries

A Texas woman reportedly confessed to killing her husband by hitting him with her SUV.

Pasadena Police shared in a Monday, Oct. 20 press release that Alina Gonzalez-Morelos was charged with murder in the death of her husband, Leonardo Mendoza.

The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 19, when Mendoza was seen walking on Red Bluff Road in Pasadena, Texas. P

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