Drunk driver who killed bride on her wedding day is released from jail

A drunk driver who killed a bride just hours after she got married has been released from jail, after posting a $150,000 bond.

Jamie Komoroski, 26, from South Carolina was allegedly three-times over the limit when she drove a Toyota Camry and crashed into the back of a golf cart that was carrying a bride and groom.

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Ms Komoroski had been in custody since April last year but left the Charleston County Jail with her father Charles this week, as she awaits her trial date.

Jamie Komoroski. PIC: CCSO

Newlyweds Samantha Miller, 34, and her husband Aric Hutchinson, 36, were leaving their wedding reception on April 28, 2023, when they were rear-ended and the golf cart was thrown over 100 yards.

The cart flipped over several times, killing the bride, Samantha, and seriously injuring the groom.

Just minutes before tragedy struck, the couple were pictured looking totally in love during their reception exit, as their guests waved them off with sparklers.

The groom, Aric, was left with serious injuries from the crash including a brain injury and numerous broken bones and he had two reconstruction surgeries.

The newlyweds during their reception exit. Pic: GoFundMe

The newlyweds were being driven in the golf cart by two relatives of the groom, Ben Garret and Brogan Garrett, who were also injured in the crash.

A GoFundMe was set up by the groom’s mother, Annette Hutchinson, to help pay for Samantha’s burial costs as well as medical costs for the groom and Aric others injured in the crash. It has already raised €676,000.

She wrote: ‘I was handed Aric’s wedding ring in a plastic bag at the hospital, five hours after Sam placed it on his finger and they read each other their vows. Aric has lost the love of his life.’

Ms Komoroski has already been indicted on one count of felony DUI resulting in death, two counts of felony DUI resulting in great bodily injury and one count of reckless homicide. She faces both a 15-year and a 10-year penalty on the charges and a trial date has not yet been set.

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