Glamorous trader's wife, 32, who blames the ROAD for her 100MPH fatal DWI crash into man who was catapulted 30ft by her Porsche as he walked with his OK Cupid date
Joseph McMullin, 33, died during a first date with Briana Iturrino in Houston. He was hit by a Porsche 911 Carrera driven by Kristina Chambers going 100mph. Chambers, 32, was allegedly four times the limit during the crash on April 20
By Lewis Pennock
Daily Mail
April 28, 2023
Kristina Chambers, who is married to trader Xuan Si (pictured together), allegedly mowed down Joseph McMullin with a Porsche while driving drunk
A glamorous trader's wife who mowed down a man on a first date in her Porsche 911 Carrera has blamed the fatal crash on the road.
Kristina Chambers, 32, hit Joseph McMullin, 33, while he was walking on the sidewalk with Briana Iturrino, 32, after a night out in Houston, Texas, at 2.25am on April 20.
Horrifying footage showed her $100,000 supercar careen off the road and into McMullin before smashing into a pole at around 100mph. She was allegedly four times the drink driving limit.
Iturrino said she never thought Chambers - who is the unemployed wife of wealthy Texas trader Xuan Si - would be able to make the corner due to the speed she was traveling.But Chambers, who was left in a wheelchair following the horror crash, claimed through her lawyers in court that the poor road conditions caused the incident.
Kristina Chambers crashed her Porsche at 2:30am in Houston, driving at 100mph while four times over the alcohol limit. She hit Joseph McMullin (pictured), killing him instantly
Briana Iturrino, who was on a first date with McMullin, recounted the horrific tragedy and said: 'He didn't deserve to go like that, he didn't deserve to go now at all.'
Iturrino said she met McMullin on dating app OK Cupid and they spent the evening at a karaoke night before walking to a nearby doughnut store. As they strolled along the sidewalk, Chambers allegedly sped down the narrow road and lost control at a curve, striking McMullin.
'Immediately it was where's Joe,' Iturrino said. 'I thought he was on my left I didn't realize he was on my right. And then it hit me how close the car had been to hitting me.'
'I knew she was not going to make that curve, I knew she was going to come up on the sidewalk,' she said.
Iturrino added: 'He didn't deserve to go like that, he didn't deserve to go now at all.'
Chambers, who was driving with an unidentified male and female passenger, appeared in court on Wednesday charged with intoxication manslaughter.
She had been drinking heavily, and was four times over the legal limit, it is alleged. Chambers failed to make a curve in the road and smashed onto the sidewalk, instantly killing McMullin.
McMullin, an audio technician and music lover, and Iturrino had initially planned to meet on a Friday night, but she said the Karaoke Tuesday event 'seemed like a great idea'.
She said after the event, they planned to get food and McMullin 'asked if I wanted to take my car, and I said well it's not that far, we can walk, fresh air.'
Kristina Chambers, 32, was drink driving a Porsche 911 Carrera at 100mph, prosecutors allege
McMullin and his date, Briana Iturrino are seen walking along the sidewalk as the Porsche comes to the bend in the road
A devastated Iturrino can be seen talking to a police officer shortly after the crash
Chambers' smashed Porsche is pictured at the scene in the early hours of April 20
McMullin's body was flung 30 feet from the wreckage in the impact of the crash
The three passengers inside the Porsche all survived, although the man was unconscious
Briana Iturrino said they had been at a karaoke bar and went to get donuts when he was hit
'I had the thought that we should hop into the parking lot in case she came up on to the sidewalk and I couldn't act on that thought before it came at us so fast,' said Iturrino.
'I was on the phone with 911, they wanted me to try to CPR. I knew it wasn't going to be a good idea to roll him over.
'Someone came over and they checked his pulse for me, I was too stunned to move. They said it was very faint. I was staring at him and they said you don't need to be looking at him, just turn around and I did but I also didn't want to not be paying attention to him.'
She added tearfully: I can't believe he's gone, and I watched it and also not being able to believe how close it was to almost being me.
'I wish I would've gotten to know more about him. We'd been texting for a few days so I got to learn a little bit about him from those, I know that he loved his family.'
She told police she saw a flash and then tried to find McMullin. McMullin, whose body was flung about 30 feet from the wreckage, died at the scene.
Chambers careered the Porche into a post.
The passengers in the Porsche were not reported to have suffered serious injuries although the male was unconscious when taken from the scene.
Chambers was charged on Monday, and appeared in court on Wednesday.
Chambers and her husband of six years, Xuan Si, live in this Houston home, which they purchased with a $1 million mortgage. She does not work and he is the sole provider
She lives in the Montrose area with her husband of six years, Xuan Si, a portfolio manager, in an expansive $1.5million home bought with a $1 million mortgage.
Chambers entered the 339th District Court on Wednesday still visibly injured from the crash, in a wheelchair with her arm in a sling.
Her lawyer, Mark Thiessen, said Chambers broke her leg and clavicle in the collision.
He told the court she was not guilty and cited poor road conditions on Houston streets as the reason Chambers lost control of her vehicle.
Thiessen described Chambers as unemployed and noted for the court that her husband is the sole provider.
Assistant District Attorney Kelly Marshall told the court Chambers' actions were criminal.
'There was a lot of alcohol in her system,' Marshall said, adding that traces of suspected drugs — possibly Adderall and cocaine — were also found in her purse.
Chambers told police that she drank a beer at 9:30pm but nothing else until the crash.
Judge Te'iva Bell ordered that Chambers be held on a $50,000 bond and prohibited her from driving unless she gets a job.
McMullin was remembered by his family as a kind and loving brother and uncle
Chambers is required to install a landline at her home to show that she is abiding by those conditions.
McMullin's family paid tribute to a doting uncle, music lover, and kind soul.
Born in Houston, he graduated from Stratford High School and later Houston Community College.
His mother Lynn, father Chris, younger brother Matthew and his wife Anna all recalled him as someone with a true love of life and a huge number of friends.
'Good people are drawn to good people, and Joe had nothing but great people supporting, loving, and cheering him along,' his obituary states.
'Life can be hard at times - he never gave up and always did the right things to persevere.
'He ran half-marathons, paved his own path to vegetarianism, and was secure enough to attend concerts alone, often arriving way too early so he could be front of stage. He lived life so courageously.
'He was passionate about music, the arts and entertainment, movies, social justice, and most of all, people.
'You could find Joe at a local record shop, concert event, or theater production multiple times a week. He enjoyed all genres of music and his record collection reflects it.
'Joe enjoyed food, from trying his hand at new fun baking recipes, to cooking vegetarian dishes, to his love for Taco Bell. Joe also loved a cold Dr Pepper (or two, or three).'
1 comment:
At four times the legal limit there is no way that woman didn't KNOW she was hammered. I hope the system hammers her.
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