Global Courant 2023-05-28 06:30:15
New surveillance video shows newlyweds Aric Hutchinson and Samantha Miller driving down a road in Folly Beach, South Carolina, moments before a drunk driver hit them and killed the bride, law enforcement officials tell CNN.
The video obtained by CNN shows the newlyweds driving down the road in a golf cart and the alleged drunk driver, Jamie Lee Komoroski, driving down the same road about two minutes later, Folly Beach Police Chief Andrew Gilreath told CNN.
According to Gilreath, the video was taken after the couple left their wedding reception on April 28 and were a few blocks from the scene of the accident.
The video also shows first responders rushing to the scene about 4 minutes after the speeding vehicle is spotted.
CNN previously reported that Samantha was riding in a golf cart vehicle with Hutchinson and two others when the motorist struck them, causing the cart to roll several times and injuring three passengers, two seriously, including Hutchinson, Gilreath said.
The golf cart-style vehicle, decorated with tin cans and a “just married” sign, “was quite mangled and lying on its side,” Gilreath said. First responders tried to resuscitate Miller, but she died at the scene, he said.
Komoroski, 25, was charged with one count of reckless murder and three counts of drunk driving resulting in grievous bodily harm, online court records show. Her vehicle was traveling 65 mph in a 25 mph zone, according to Gilreath.
Under the South Carolina Legislature, vehicles are allowed to travel at low speeds on highways where the speed limit is 35 mph or less. The newlyweds’ vehicle was legal on the road that night, Gilreath said.
Komoroski appeared in court on May 19, where her bail was denied, according to CNN affiliate WCIV. In seeking bail, her attorneys filed a motion offering that Komoroski attend and complete an inpatient rehabilitation program, then remain under the supervision of her mother in their New Jersey home without access to alcohol or a motor vehicle, reported WCIV.
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Komoroski is being held without bond and her next trial is June 16, according to Charleston County online records.
CNN’s Michael Besozzi contributed to this report.
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