A widower wept as he revealed his new wife’s last words just before she was killed by a drunk driver on her wedding night, who has now been jailed for 25 years.
“She said she didn’t want the night to end, I kissed her on the head, next thing I knew I woke up in the hospital,” Aric Hutchinson told Jamie Lee Komoroski’s sentencing Monday, shortly before a sobbing Komoroski was captured was put. until 2049.
Hutchinson’s wife Samantha Miller was killed on their wedding night in April 2023 after Komoroski crashed into them at 65mph, with Hutchinson also revealing the grisly moment he realized his wife was dead.
“I saw my mother wearing the same wedding dress as the night before,” he told the court in Charleston. “Asked for Sam and immediately knew she wasn’t there.”
Hutchinson was seriously injured by the blow and revealed the extent of his injuries to the court on Monday before a judge sentenced Komoroski to 25 years to death for Miller’s death.
“I’ve seen more doctors, therapists and psychiatrists than I can count, and I still feel the same way I did when I found out that day,” Hutchinson said in court, holding back tears.
‘I wish I had died that night. I wish I had seen it coming. I would have jumped off the golf cart just for you to run me over. We weren’t hit, we drove through at 60 miles per hour.”
Aric Hutchinson cried as he told the court Monday about his wife Samantha Miller’s last words
The happy couple pictured on their wedding day just hours before they were mowed down by Jamie Lee Komoroski, who admitted to Samantha’s murder on Monday
Hutchinson, still recovering from his injuries, described the harrowing moment he realized his wife was gone.
‘I saw my mother wearing the same wedding dress as the night before. “I asked for Sam and knew right away she wasn’t there,” he said.
He described the pain and guilt he experiences every day since the devastating crash that took his wife’s life.
The fatal crash occurred when Komoroski, who was driving at 60 mph and had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit, crashed into the golf cart carrying Miller, Hutchinson and two of his family members.
Miller, 34, died at the scene, while Hutchinson and the others suffered life-changing injuries.
The fatal accident occurred when Jamie Lee Komoroski (pictured in court on Monday), traveling at 65 mph and with a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit, crashed into the golf cart carrying Miller, Hutchinson and two of his relatives.
On her Instagram, Komoroski can be seen showing off her enviable figure in a series of bikini-clad beach photos taken everywhere from South Carolina’s Sullivan Island to Turks and Cacos and a Thanksgiving holiday with her family
Komoroski was sentenced to 25 years for drunken driving causing Samantha’s death, as well as 15 years for drunken driving causing Hutchinson’s injuries and 10 years for reckless homicide.
The sentences will run concurrently, meaning Komoroski will spend 25 years in prison – the maximum amount of time she received for the charge.
After Samantha’s relatives spoke, Komoroski stood in court and admitted responsibility, giving her own emotional statement.
“On the night of April 22, 2023, I chose to drive under the influence, which resulted in the death of Samantha Miller,” Komoroski said. “This is the worst decision I have ever made in my life.”
Komoroski expressed her regret for the pain she caused Miller’s family.
“Because of my bad decisions, a beautiful wife, sister and daughter were kidnapped,” she said. “All I can say is how incredibly remorseful I am.”
“I want them to know how sorry I am, from the bottom of my heart, and that I take full responsibility for my actions. I will always be devastated, deeply ashamed and terribly sorry for what I did.”
Komoroski cried in court as she admitted to committing reckless homicide on Monday in Charleston, South Carolina, for the April 2023 killing of Samantha Miller.
She told the court she would never forgive herself for the horrific tragedy.
Komoroski was three times over the legal limit when she crashed into newlyweds Aric and Samantha Hutchinson, killing the bride
She also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence and two counts of driving under the influence causing further bodily harm or death.
Komoroski wore a black suit and appeared to have gained weight ahead of Monday’s court appearance, which was scheduled as a trial after she previously denied the allegations.
Jurors were to be chosen from a pool, but the killer’s lawyers instead indicated they wanted to enter a guilty plea.
She looked somber as she entered the courtroom to admit crimes that could see her jailed for 25 years.
Komoroski did not take a plea deal, meaning a judge does not have to show her leniency because she spared Miller’s family a trial.