Woman pleads guilty to drunk driving charge that killed bride on wedding night

Woman pleads guilty to drunk driving charge that killed bride on wedding night

A South Carolina woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday for a crash that killed a bride on her wedding night last year.

Jamie Lee Komoroski, 27, pleaded guilty Monday to multiple charges, including driving under the influence and involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Samantha Miller.

On the night of April 28, 2023, Komoroski’s blood alcohol level was three times over the legal limit, police said. According to police, she was exceeding the speed limit at 40 miles per hour when she crashed into the back of a golf cart carrying Miller, her husband and two other people.

Aric Hutchinson, husband of Samantha Miller, speaks at the sentencing of Jamie Lee Komoroski on December 2, 2024 in Charleston, SC

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Miller, 34, had gotten married that day in Folly Beach. Her husband, Aric Hutchinson, was critically injured in the accident but survived.

In a statement to the court, Komoroski addressed Miller’s family and tearfully apologized.

Jamie Lee Komoroski in court, December 2, 2024, in Charleston, SC

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“I want the last thing I say, from the bottom of my heart and with every fiber of my being, to be how sorry I am. I take full responsibility for my actions,” she said. “Hopefully you’ll be able to forgive me one day, but I know that forgiveness has to be earned.”

“Regardless of whether that day ever comes, please know that I will always be devastated, deeply ashamed and terribly sorry for what I have done,” she added.

In a news conference after the verdict, Hutchinson said he felt the “punishment fit the crime” but found it difficult to come to a conclusion.

“I think she’s sorry. “But that doesn’t change the fact that Sam is not here and my wife is not here,” Hutchinson said.

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