A wealthy portfolio manager bought a $100,000-plus Porsche for his wife before she allegedly killed a man walking on a sidewalk with his first date in a drunken, high-speed crash “knowing she was an unfit driver” after she was over-served alcohol at several bars, the victims’ family alleges in a newly amended lawsuit.
Lawyers for the family of Joseph McMullin, 33, announced they amended a civil lawsuit filing against the allegedly intoxicated driver, Kristina Chambers, who faces a criminal charge of intoxicated manslaughter in the April 19 death. The amended petition includes Chambers’ husband, Xuan Si, and four bars Chambers allegedly visited that night – Lola’s Depot, The Eagle Houston, The Ripcord and JR’s Bar & Grill.
Chambers has denied the allegations. Her arraignment is set for June 29.
Mark Thiessen, Chambers’ criminal defense attorney, said he is investigating the road conditions where the crash occurred and is awaiting the accident report, the airbag control module, and the crash data recorder. He said he has received her blood tests, which he would not disclose, but said it is far below the District Attorney’s Office’s allegation that it was four times the legal limit.
“While we cannot disclose the actual alcohol concentration, it is necessary to correct the reprehensible acts of the DA’s office, who released unsubstantiated information in an attempt to taint the jury pool."
McMullin was on a first date when he was killed on April 19. He and his date were walking to a doughnut shop on a sidewalk on Westheimer Road near Waugh when Chambers was driving her Porsche 911 Carrera S over 100 mph down Westheimer.
Chambers lost control, careened off the sidewalk and hit McMullin, police said.
Surveillance video shows the speeding Porsche striking the victim and throwing him into the air before the Porsche crashes into a pole, police said. Prosecutors say drugs, including cocaine, were found inside her vehicle. Chambers and two passengers in the Porsche were hospitalized before Chambers was arrested.
Chambers was released from jail in April on a $50,000 bond, according to court records. She was ordered to remain home between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. seven days a week and can’t drink or use drugs, standard bond conditions, her lawyer said. She was ordered to wear an alcohol ankle monitor, which detects when alcohol is consumed.
Si filed for divorce on May 4.
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Lawyers for the family of Joseph McMullin, 33, announced they amended a civil lawsuit filing against the allegedly intoxicated driver, Kristina Chambers, who faces a criminal charge of intoxicated manslaughter in the April 19 death. The amended petition includes Chambers’ husband, Xuan Si, and four bars Chambers allegedly visited that night – Lola’s Depot, The Eagle Houston, The Ripcord and JR’s Bar & Grill.
Chambers has denied the allegations. Her arraignment is set for June 29.
Mark Thiessen, Chambers’ criminal defense attorney, said he is investigating the road conditions where the crash occurred and is awaiting the accident report, the airbag control module, and the crash data recorder. He said he has received her blood tests, which he would not disclose, but said it is far below the District Attorney’s Office’s allegation that it was four times the legal limit.
“While we cannot disclose the actual alcohol concentration, it is necessary to correct the reprehensible acts of the DA’s office, who released unsubstantiated information in an attempt to taint the jury pool."
McMullin was on a first date when he was killed on April 19. He and his date were walking to a doughnut shop on a sidewalk on Westheimer Road near Waugh when Chambers was driving her Porsche 911 Carrera S over 100 mph down Westheimer.
Chambers lost control, careened off the sidewalk and hit McMullin, police said.
Surveillance video shows the speeding Porsche striking the victim and throwing him into the air before the Porsche crashes into a pole, police said. Prosecutors say drugs, including cocaine, were found inside her vehicle. Chambers and two passengers in the Porsche were hospitalized before Chambers was arrested.
Chambers was released from jail in April on a $50,000 bond, according to court records. She was ordered to remain home between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. seven days a week and can’t drink or use drugs, standard bond conditions, her lawyer said. She was ordered to wear an alcohol ankle monitor, which detects when alcohol is consumed.
Si filed for divorce on May 4.
Husband bought $100K-plus Porsche for wife before she allegedly killed man: Lawsuit
A man bought a $100,000-plus Porsche for his wife before she allegedly killed Joseph McMullen in a drunken crash "knowing she was an unfit driver," a new filing in a civil lawsuit alleges.
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