{"id":24256,"date":"2025-10-28T08:32:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/24256\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T08:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:32:18","slug":"woman-sentenced-to-11-years-14-days-in-prison-after-manslaughter-conviction-in-death-of-man-on-first-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/24256\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman sentenced to 11 years, 14 days in prison after manslaughter conviction in death of man on first date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kristina Chambers (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 A woman has been sentenced to 11 years and 14 days in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter in a crash which caused the death of a man on a first date outside a Houston donut shop in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Kristina Chambers was found guilty on Oct. 23 in the death of Joe McMullin. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">The 11-year and 14-day sentence was significant, because Nov. 14 (11\/14) was McMullin\u2019s date of birth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">McMullin was on a first date with a woman on April 19, 2023, and had just left a Voodoo Donut shop on Westheimer Road when Chambers lost control of her blue Porsche 911 Carrera while driving at a high rate of speed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">The vehicle jumped a curb and hit McMullin. He died as a result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Court documents showed Chambers had been drinking before the crash occurred and had a blood alcohol level almost four times the legal limit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Chambers originally faced a sentence of between two and 20 years in prison after her conviction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorsMichael Horton headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/TB0VZ7DB5PYO36DHL4XWDRPJST\/\" title=\"View Michael Horton&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Horton<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Michael is a Kingwood native who loves visiting local restaurants and overreacting to Houston sports. 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