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GONVICK, Minn. 鈥� A woman, whose driver's license has been revoked since 2016, is facing two counts of criminal vehicular homicide after deputies said a body was found outside a rural Gonvick home on Friday, Aug. 23.

According to a criminal complaint, Beth Rose Windus, 47, is responsible for 51-year-old Jonathon Neil Sundquist鈥檚 death. Deputies said he was found in a pool of his own blood with injuries to his head.

Windus told investigators she and Sundquist, who lived together and were in a relationship, had been arguing Friday before his death, according to a court document. When Windus got home from work around 5 p.m., Sundquist was angry she had not cooked dinner, according to the complaint, which indicated he began drinking a few hours later and the pair went out to eat after he calmed down.

The couple began to fight again, so they took their food to go and bought beer to take home, according to investigators. Windus said she drank a beer while they drove around and they stopped at a bar before heading home.

Sundquist got out of the truck in the driveway of their home, 29631 420th Ave. S.E., and Windus allegedly heard and felt a 鈥渢hump, thump鈥� as she backed up, the complaint said. She told investigators she saw Sundquist on the ground not moving and left the driveway 鈥渁 little pissed off.鈥�

Windus, who was on probation for previously driving while impaired, had a blood alcohol content of .16, twice the legal limit allowed to drive, when investigators interviewed her later that night, the complaint said. She was prohibited from drinking or entering bars as a term of her probation.

She drove to a friend鈥檚 house and reportedly arrived just after midnight and appeared frightened. She told her friend she鈥檇 done something bad and asked the woman to go to her home, according to the complaint. Windus stayed at her friend鈥檚 home with the woman鈥檚 children.

The woman called 911 when she saw Sundquist in the driveway in a pool of blood and moaning. Upon arrival, first responders unsuccessfully performed CPR on Sundquist, who died just before 12:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the complaint.

Deputies said Sundquist had been bleeding from his nose and head and had injuries on the right side of his face. Tire tracks in the grass and gravel indicated a vehicle had rapidly accelerated, according to investigators. Drag marks, possibly caused by Sundquist鈥檚 cowboy boots, led back to the body, the complaint said.

During an interview on Monday, Aug. 26, at the Northwest Regional Corrections Center, Windus acknowledged she had been drinking and caused Sundquist鈥檚 death, the complaint said.

Windus appeared in Polk County Court on Tuesday morning and is being held without bond. She could spend up to 30 years in prison if convicted on both charges.

Gonvick is about 50 miles northwest of Bemidji.