Scott Broom

WUSA-TV, Washington, D.C.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. --- A Maryland woman was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Monday after fatally running over her husband with an SUV in 2015.

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks says she was surprised a jury chose not to convict a Lanham woman of murder despite a graphic video showing the suspect running her husband down with an SUV.





After two days of deliberations, jurors instead convicted 38-year-old Alvarez-Mendoza of involuntary manslaughter in the August 2015 incident near the couple’s Lanham home.



Security camera video released after the verdict appears to show Alvarez-Mendoza intentionally accelerating toward her husband, who is running away.

After being struck the vehicle continues to drag the victim until it strikes a tree. Alvarez-Mendoza’s husband was trapped under the SUV and died at the scene.



Prince George's County prosecutors said Alvarez-Mendoza testified her marriage was frequently violent even though police had never been called.

State's Attorney Anglea Alsobrooks urges people in violent relationships to call for help before it goes too far.