Utahn who ran over and killed wife at Salt Lake airport seeks parole

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Shawn Sturgeon seeks parole after fatally running over his wife in 2022 at the Salt Lake City International Airport.

He pleaded guilty to automobile homicide and domestic violence charges.

His mother-in-law forgives him but urges continued substance abuse treatment post-release.

SALT LAKE CITY — Shawn Christopher Sturgeon says he doesn't understand, or really even remember, how an argument over car keys escalated to become the "worst mistake of my life."

"I wish I could explain the choices that I made," he said Tuesday. "I have no idea why we were so angry at each other that day."

That argument began as Sturgeon and his wife, 29-year-old Charlotte Marie Dalton-Sturgeon, got off their flight at the Salt Lake City International Airport on