CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The trial for the woman charged with killing a new bride hours after her wedding while driving drunk in Folly Beach, South Carolina, is set to begin on Monday.
Jamie Lee Komoroski will be on trial for crashing into Samantha Miller and Aric Hutchinson on their wedding night in April 2023. Hutchinson, Miller and two of his family members were on a golf cart when Komoroski crashed into them at 65 mph, investigators said. Miller died from her injuries, while Hutchinson suffered two broken legs, multiple broken bones in his face and brain injuries.
Court records show Komoroski is scheduled to appear at 12:30 p.m. Monday.
Komoroski's blood-alcohol content was three times the legal limit. She faces numerous charges related to the crash, including reckless homicide. She was released from jail on a $150,000 bond in March. Her release came several months after she was initially denied bond. However, because the trial wasn't set to begin before April of this year, the judge gave Komoroski house arrest.
Hutchinson was awarded more than $800,000 after settling a lawsuit with multiple bars that served Komoroski on the night of the crash.
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