The Person Who Killed Young Bride Samantha Miller on Her Wedding Day Receives Maximum Sentence – Details

The bereaved husband of Samantha Miller Hutchinson expressed his grief concerning his wife’s demise on the same day the woman who killed the new bride was sentenced in court.

A judge presiding over the case of Samantha Miller Hutchinson, who was killed on her wedding day, came to a verdict concerning the sentencing of Jamie Lee Komoroski, who pled guilty to an array of charges concerning what happened.

Samantha died at 34 on April 28, 2023, when Jamie crashed into a golf cart that Samantha, her husband Aric Hutchinson, and two other members of Aric’s family were in. According to investigators, Jamie was driving at 65 mph when the crash happened.

Aric’s family, which included the widower’s brother-in-law Benjamin Garrett and Benjamin’s son Brogan Garrett, were escorting Aric and Samantha back to their rental home in the golf cart.

The incident, which took Samantha’s life and left the three others injured, occurred on Folly Beach, South Carolina at around 10 p.m. in the 1200 block of East Ashley Avenue, according to Folly Beach Police Chief Andrew Gilreath.

As a result, Judge Deadra Jefferson sentenced Jamie to 25 years in prison following her admission of guilt to one count of felony DUI, one count of reckless homicide, and two counts of DUI causing great bodily injury or death.

Broken down by each count, Jamie faces 10 years for the reckless homicide charge, 25 years for the felony DUI with death, and 15 for the two involving great bodily injury.

However, the judge noted that because all her sentences are concurrent, Jamie’s total time in prison amounts to 25 years. During her trial, at which Judge Deadra asked Jamie about her decision to plead guilty, a news outlet reported that the woman told the court she “was not coerced into entering the guilty pleas and was waiving a jury trial to which she would be entitled.”

Speaking on the matter after Jamie’s sentencing, Aric expressed, “I feel like the punishment fit the crime. I do think she’s sorry. However, that doesn’t change the fact that Sam’s not here, my wife’s not here, the family we planned, all of our injuries. So that’ll take some time for sure.”

Prior to the legal proceedings, both Samantha and Aric’s relatives had their time to address the court. Benjamin, who had been driving the golf cart when the crash happened, spoke about his difficulty grasping the fact that he failed to complete the one task he had for the wedding.

“It was my only job and I didn’t get to complete it. We didn’t get hit, we got ran [sic] through. All four of us should have died that night. I believe Sam saved us. It’s who she is, she would have taken one for all of us,” divulged Benjamin. Meanwhile, Jamie, along with her family members, also got the chance to speak. She stated, “For the rest of my life I will carry this guilt and take full responsibility.”