HOUSTON – A pregnant woman was run over and killed unintentionally by her husband Monday in southwest Houston. Doctors were able to successfully deliver her baby.
The baby is 36 weeks old and in stable condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital downtown.
Police told KPRC 2 News the woman's husband is not a suspect. He was never handcuffed and arrested. They said it appears as though he did not run her over on purpose.
Houston police spent several hours questioning the man on Monday after they said he ran over his pregnant wife in their truck and killed her near an apartment complex 10800 South Glen near South Kirkwood Road in southwest Houston.
Police said it started as an argument over car repairs. The woman needed money from her husband to get her car, a blue Honda Civic, fixed.
"He was going to go get it fixed later on once he got more money, but she wanted it fixed now so she was demanding more money," said HPD Investigator Rolando Saenz.
Investigators said the husband, who was behind the wheel of a green truck, tried to drive away from his wife, who was standing outside.
"As he was leaving, she came to driver's door, held onto the door, the husband drives away, where she slips and falls, and the husband runs over her," said Saenz.
Paramedics rushed the woman to Memorial Hermann Hospital Southwest where she died. Doctors successfully delivered her baby by C-section. The baby was then transported via Life Flight Helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital for observation. There is no word on the baby's condition at this time.
Justin Martinez said he is good friends with the woman's 17-year-old son and found out she died when he got a phone call at school.
"She was a really nice person to me and everybody, and she loved her children," said Martinez.
Police officers told KPRC 2 News her husband seemed remorseful about her death.
"The witnesses at the scene did say he was crying, and he was calling for 911 for help," said Saenz.
No charged have been filed.
Police haven't released the woman's name.