HOUSTON (AP) — Relatives of a man run down by his wife after she learned of his affair testified in her support Monday, with the defense hoping to bolster her claim the whole thing was an accident.

The father, mother and brother of David Harris all took the stand to testify on behalf of Clara Harris.

"I've always known her to be truthful," the victim's brother, Gerald Harris Jr., told jurors. "She is one of the most law-abiding people that I know."

David Harris' mother, Mildred Harris, added that Clara Harris, 45, has been "more like a daughter than a daughter-in-law."

Clara Harris has said she did not intend to fatally run over her 44-year-old orthodontist husband with a Mercedes in a hotel parking lot last July. Last week, she tearfully told jurors she was aiming the luxury sedan at his lover's vehicle.

Prosecutors say the attack was intentional and that David Harris was run over at least twice.

If convicted, Clara Harris faces up to life in prison. If jurors determine she acted under the legal definition of sudden passion, they could consider a lighter sentence of two to 20 years in prison.