South Carolina driver gets 25 years in prison for DUI crash that killed bride and injured groom on wedding day

South Carolina woman accused of driving drunk into a young couple’s golf cart killing the bride and seriously injuring the groom on their wedding daywas sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday.

A judge handed down the sentence in a Charleston courtroom after Jamie Komoroski, 27, pleaded guilty to all charges in connection with the April 28, 2023 crash that killed 34-year-old Samantha Miller and left Aric Hutchinson with a brain injury and broken bones. bones. after the wedding.

Komoroski was charged with reckless homicide and three counts of DUI. Circuit Court Judge Deadra L. Jefferson sentenced Komoroski to 25 years in prison for the crime of DUI manslaughter. She was sentenced to 10 and 15 years for other crimes, but will serve these sentences concurrently.

“She won’t be able to come back to life in 10, 25 years,” Samantha Miller’s mother, Lisa Miller, told the court after Komoroski pleaded guilty. according to NBC affiliate WCBD in Charleston. “It’s a lifetime.”

Komoroski apologized for what she called her “thoughtless” behavior and stated that she was “hopelessly” addicted to alcohol at the time of the accident.

“I take full responsibility for my actions,” she said at one point, looking at the victims’ relatives and relatives. “I hope one day you can forgive me. I know that forgiveness must be earned.” The newlyweds and two passengers were riding in a golf cart to a rental home in Folly Beach after a wedding reception when Komoroski, traveling at 65 mph, struck the rear of a smaller vehicle around 10 p.m.

According to WCBD, all occupants of the golf cart, which was traveling at 25 miles per hour, were ejected.

Miller died of blunt force trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene.