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Published 11:54 11 Aug 2026 GMT
Newly released footage of the woman who was jailed for killing a newlywed bride after driving drunk has revealed her reaction to her sentencing.
Jamie Komoroski was jailed for 25 years after she got behind the wheel of her car drunk and crashed into a golf cart carrying a couple away from their wedding.
Samantha Miller and her husband Aric Hutchinson had just got married that day in South Carolina in April 2023.
Miller was pronounced dead at the scene, on the night of her wedding and three more people, including her husband and two relatives, were injured.
At her trial, Komoroski spoke to the jury about her "regret" for the crash, apologizing to Miller's family and said she took full responsibility for her actions.
She said she was "devastated, deeply ashamed and sorry" for her actions and their consequences.
For the first time, she also admitted that she had alcohol addiction and that the night of the crash she had "selfishly disregarded" the impact of her drunk driving could have on other people.
Komoroski went on to pledge that she would now dedicate her life to helping people also struggling with addiction and raising awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving.
Komoroski plead guilty to felony DUI, two counts of DUI causing great bodily injury or death and reckless homicide.
At the trial - held in Charleston County Courthouse - she was sentenced to 25 years in jail for a felony DUI resulting in death.
The presiding judge, Deadre Jefferson, also sentenced her to 15 years for the two DUI charges involving great bodily injury, as well as 10 years for reckless homicide.
All sentences will be served concurrently, so Komoroski will spent 25 years behind bars.
Following on from her sentencing, Miller's widower Aric Hutcherson told CBS news affiliate WCSC that "[her] punishment fit the crime."
He went on to say that: "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."
Miller's mother Samantha added that: "[Samantha] doesn't get to come back to life in 10 or 20 years. And we [her family] don't get to come back to life in 20 to 25 years. This is a lifetime."
