A newlywed was killed, and her groom seriously injured, just minutes after leaving their South Carolina wedding reception when an alleged drunk driver slammed into the back of the golf cart they were in, according to theAssociated Press.
The alleged drunk driver, Jamie Lee Komoroski, is charged with one count of reckless homicide and three counts of felony DUI resulting in great bodily harm, according toonline court records.
Aric Hutchinson and Samantha Miller.Go Fund Me
“Her blood draw results are pending. An investigation into the crash determined she was going 65 mph at the time she struck the cart,” police said, according to local Charleston news stationWYFF.
It’s unclear if Komoroski, 25, has retained representation.
Aric Hutchinson.Go Fund Me
Data from Komoroski’s rental car showed she was driving more than twice the speed limit and only “briefly hit the brakes before she hit the golf cart around 10 p.m. Friday,” in Folly Beach in South Carolina, the AP reported.
The Folly Beach Public Safety Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for additional comment.
Two other people were in the golf cart and were also injured, one seriously, according tothe GoFundMe page.
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Miller, who was a passenger in the golf cart, died on the scene from blunt force injuries sustained in the accident, Charleston County Coroner, Bobbi Jo O’Neal, tells PEOPLE in a statement.
“A sister, a daughter, a wife, died in her wedding dress because someone made a terrible decision,” a tearful Mani Jenkins, sister of the bride, toldNBC Newsin a package that aired on theTODAYshow Tuesday.
“From the moment she woke up that day until she left the venue, she told Eric on the golf cart that she wanted this day to last forever. He told us that at the hospital when we saw him,” Jenkins said.
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“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,” Annette wrote on the GoFundMe page. “Aric has lost the love of his life.”
The GoFundMe hasraised more than $430,000as of Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. ET.
source: people.com
