Newlywed bride Samantha Miller killed by alleged drunk driver in South Carolina
By Accident.NEWS
Publish Date: May 1, 2023
Samantha Miller died of blunt force injuries, while three others were injured.
A newlywed bride, Samantha Miller, died in a tragic accident on her wedding night in Folly Beach, South Carolina. The 34-year-old bride was hit by an alleged drunken driver while leaving her wedding reception on Friday night. Miller was riding in a golf cart-style vehicle with her husband, Aric Hutchinson, and two others when the driver hit them, causing the cart to roll several times.
According to Chief Andrew Gilreath, the public safety director for Folly Beach, the golf cart-style vehicle, decorated with cans and a "just married" sign, "was quite mangled, and it was on its side." First responders attempted to revive Miller, but she died at the scene. Three other passengers were injured, two seriously, including Miller's husband.
The suspect, Jamie Lee Komoroski, 25, was charged with one count of reckless homicide and three counts of felony DUI resulting in great bodily harm. Her vehicle was traveling 65 mph in a 25 mph zone, according to Gilreath. Low-speed vehicles are allowed to operate on highways where the speed limit is 35 mph or less, according to the South Carolina Legislature. The newlywed couple's vehicle was legally on the road that night.
Miller, who was from North Carolina, died of blunt force injuries, according to the Charleston County Coroner's Office. The campaign created Sunday for burial and medical costs has received over $183,000 as of Monday.
"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," his mother wrote in a GoFundMe post. "Aric has lost the love of his life."
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Tags: Fatality, DUI, South Carolina, Fatalaccident, Drunkdriving, Samantha Miller, Weddingnight, Recklesshomicide, Folly Beach
Incident at a Glance
- Parties Involved:
- Samantha Miller
- Vehicles:
- golf cart-style vehicle, Komoroski's vehicle
- Fatality:
- YES
- State:
- South Carolina
- City:
- Folly Beach
- Location:
- near Charleston
- Date of Incident:
- 2023-05-01
- Time of Incident:
- Friday night
near Charleston
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