A woman jailed for causing the death of a bride in a drink-driving crash told police something deeply unsettling in the aftermath of the collision.
Jamie Komoroski, 27, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting to charges connected to the 2023 crash that killed Samantha Miller and injured several others.
The collision happened on April 28, 2023, only hours after Miller had married Aric Hutchinson. The couple were riding in a golf cart with family members as they headed back to their lodgings on Folly Beach, South Carolina when Komoroski struck the rear of the vehicle at 65mph in a 25 mph zone.
Miller was killed in the impact, while Hutchinson and two relatives were hurt.
Hutchinson later spoke to the Associated Press about the final moments he shared with his wife before the crash. After suffering broken bones and a brain injury, he recalled:
“On the golf cart, she [his wife] told me she didn’t want the night to end and I kissed her on the forehead. The next thing I remember is waking up in the hospital.”
Although Komoroski later pleaded guilty to felony DUI, two counts of DUI causing great bodily injury or death and reckless homicide, footage released from her police interview showed that she initially appeared not to accept what had happened.
During the interview, she told officers:
“I just want to like get it over with and go home,” she said to officers.
She also asked:
“I can’t call my dad? But what did I do?”
Komoroski then made the remark that has drawn particular attention:
“No one has any proof of anything that I did, so give me the right to call my dad.”
Authorities later took her to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where blood samples showed her blood alcohol level was 0.261 percent, which was more than three times the state’s legal limit.
Before the judge handed down her sentence in December 2024, Komoroski addressed the court and said she accepted responsibility for Samantha Miller’s death and for the injuries caused to the family.
She said:
“I wish I could go back and undo this terrible tragedy. But I cannot. I will live the rest of my life with intense regret for what happened that night,” she admitted.
At sentencing, Komoroski said she had been “hopelessly” addicted to alcohol at the time of the crash and that drinking “makes her life unmanageable.” She apologized for her “thoughtless” actions.
Hutchinson later told CBS News affiliate WCSC that he believed the sentence was appropriate, while also acknowledging what he believed about Komoroski’s remorse.
“I do think she’s sorry.
“However, that doesn’t change the fact that Sam’s not here, my wife’s not here, the family we planned, all of our injuries. So that’ll take some time for sure.”
After the crash, Hutchinson initially received a settlement of $863,300. In December 2025, a final settlement of $160,000 was approved, bringing the total settlements to over $1 million.
In an interview on Good Morning America, he spoke about the loss of his wife and described her as an ‘amazing human being who should never have been taken’.
He added:
“I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. That night going from an all-time high to an all-time low, it’s pretty tough to try to comprehend,” the devastated husband said.