WARREN — A Hubbard woman who was convicted of vehicular homicide charges connected to the death of her partner was given a two- to three-year prison sentence Tuesday.

Alexandria Morales, 27, wept uncontrollably in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, telling Judge Andrew D. Logan she was sorry for “everything that happened that night.”

Logan imposed the prison term, along with suspending her driver’s license for life and issuing a $375 fine. The judge also said Morales faces an 18-month supervision after her release from prison.

“This was a tragic, difficult case. Any sentence I impose will not be satisfactory, but there is no way I can bring (the victim) back. You will have to sit there in prison and think about what happened,” Logan told the defendant, telling her he believed the incident was not intentional.

In late May, Morales pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the Aug. 27, 2021, car-pedestrian crash on Sampson Road in Liberty that killed her 35-year-old partner, Amanda Markowitz, 35, who was a corrections officer.

According to police reports, Morales and her partner were arguing about Morales leaving the Sampson Road home about 3:30 a.m. As Morales was trying to leave in her Buick, the report states, her car ran over the Markowitz as she was standing in the driveway.

Both women were suspected to be intoxicated at the time, a 911 report showed. According to prosecutors, Morales’ blood-alcohol content tested at .195, which is more than twice the legal limit of .08 for driving in Ohio.

Markowitz suffered massive head injuries, according to the report. A witness who had called 911 told police that everyone was fighting, and when she went inside to get her cellphone, the fatal accident occurred, the report states.

Markowitz, who worked at the Lawrence County, Pa., jail, was pronounced dead after being taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

VICTIM’S IMPACT

Several of Markowitz’s relatives were in the courtroom and were upset with the judge’s sentence, but did not comment.

Before sentencing, a friend of the family read the victim’s impact statement prepared by Markowitz’s mother, Julie Brown.

“I lost my child and my best friend. There are no words to describe the relationship we had,” the mother’s statement began.

Brown stated she still suffers from “brain fog” and post-traumatic stress from the 12 hours while her daughter was in the trauma center. She stated Markowitz suffered two brain bleeds, lacerated lungs and liver, a busted spleen and a hole in her heart that was poked from one of her ribs.

Brown had unkind words for the defendant, calling her a narcissist.

“I think about Alex and what a bad mistake Amanda made ever knowing her,” Brown stated — noting that the defendant was one who would not take responsibility for any of her actions.

“I plead with you, your honor, please make her be accountable for killing my daughter and for the justice of my dear sweet angel, Amanda.”