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A woman blamed for a deadly drunk-driving crash that mowed down a just-married bride on her wedding day has been indicted on four felony counts in South Carolina.
Court documents filed Wednesday show a grand jury returned indictments Sept. 12 against Jamie Lee Komoroski, charging her with driving under the influence resulting in death, two counts of DUI with great bodily injury, and reckless homicide, local outlet WCSC reported.
The indictments came weeks after Komoroski, 25, appeared in court, breaking down in sobs when a judge denied her bond request after determining she was a flight risk.
The charges stem from an April 28 crash in Folly Beach that killed newlywed Samantha Miller, 34, and seriously injured three others.
Authorities alleged Komoroski was extremely drunk and speeding when she slammed her Toyota Camry into the back of a golf cart carrying the bride, her new husband, Aric Hutchinson, and two wedding guests.
The Coastal Carolina University graduate — whose blood alcohol level of 0.261 was over three times the legal limit for driving — was quoted telling cops at the deadly scene that she “did nothing wrong.”
Komoroski’s defense lawyers previously sought her release on $100,000 bond, with the condition she would enter a substance abuse rehab program, arguing she was neither a danger to the community nor a flight risk.
They also cited Komoroski’s lack of prior criminal history, and strong family support.
Everything you need to know about Sam Hutchinson's tragic death
Who was Sam Hutchinson?
The 34-year-old was tragically killed by a drunk driver as she was leaving her wedding reception with her husband, Aric, who suffered severe injuries.
Hutchinson was reportedly killed by Jamie Lee Komoroski, who was three-times over the legal limit, while the bride and groom exited the wedding reception on a golf cart.
Hutchinson was declared dead at the scene.
Aric filed a wrongful death suit against the alleged drunk driver and the bars that he says over served her before the horrific incident.
What will happen to Jamie Lee Komoroski?
Komoroski, 25, plowed into the Hutchinsons’ golf cart while driving around 65 miles per hour, according to Folly Beach police.
The driver reportedly smelled of alcohol but refused to take a sobriety test.
She was charged with three felony DUIs resulting in great bodily injury or death and one count of reckless homicide. She is facing up to 25 years in jail.
Despite alleged special treatment in jail, Komoroski reportedly has griped about everything, from the food to not being allowed to hold the TV remote control — and not getting an exercise mat to do crunches.
Komoroski has started outlining her plans for her own wedding in a tearful jail phone call with her father, obtained exclusively by The Post.
But during Komoroski’s tearful Aug. 1 court appearance — attended by Miller’s mother — Judge Michael Nettles ordered her to remain behind bars until the start of trial, provided it gets underway by its scheduled March 2024 date.
If the trial is delayed, Komoroski could be released on $150,000 surety bond, would be subject to electronic monitoring and placed on house arrest.
The grieving Hutchinson, 36, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Komoroski in May, claiming she had a “booze-filled day of bar hopping” before getting behind the wheel — and that the four establishments she visited in the hours before the deadly crash served her “copious amounts of alcohol” despite her being “visibly intoxicated.”
Komoroski’s former employer, the Taco Boy, and her boss were also named in the complaint for “inviting, encouraging, pressuring, and ultimately coercing [Komoroski] to drink alcohol beyond the point of visible intoxication.”
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