Global Courant 2023-05-23 06:52:33
A South Carolina woman accused of driving drunk and beating Samantha Hutchinson, who was married that night, was reportedly given special treatment in jail.
The New York Post reported that despite a Charleston County, South Carolina jail policy that only allows online video chats, 25-year-old Jamie Lee Komoroski has been able to meet family members in person, thanks to Sheriff Kristin Graziano, officials told the publication.
The sheriff also reportedly met with Komoroski, who relayed to her friend during a phone call from jail that “the Charleston County main character” said she should be home with her family.
Jame Lee Komoroski is accused of killing bride Sam Miller and seriously injuring groom Aric Hutchinson on the couple’s wedding night when she slammed her car into their golf cart. The couple is shown leaving their South Carolina wedding reception under a canopy of sparklers minutes before the collision. (Charleston County Sheriffs Office/GoFundMe)
“She’s very nice and I think she’s going to help me,” the suspect told her friend during the call, which was obtained by The Post and Courier newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Other recordings obtained show that Komoroski is not happy with the accommodation, and she has complained about everything from not being able to hold the TV remote, not being happy with the food, to not having an exercise mat to do crunches on. can do. .
The Post also reported that the sheriff’s office confirmed that the sheriff became involved in Komoroski’s treatment at the prison after her family contacted her after her arrival.
Aric Hutchinson and Samantha Miller, who were murdered on their wedding night by an allegedly drunk driver. The mutilated car and golf cart after the collision (right). (Facebook / Folly Beach Police)
Komoroski is accused of crashing her red Toyota Camry into Samantha Miller and Aric Hutchinson’s golf cart just minutes after they left their wedding reception in Folly Beach, South Carolina.
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Miller, still wearing her wedding dress at the time of the crash, died instantly, while Hutchinson suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, broken bones and facial fractures. Two other family members were in the golf cart at the time of the crash and survived.
According to police, the suspect had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit and was driving 65 mph on a 25 mph road.
Jamie Komoroski at resorts in Turks and Caicos, left, and in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is accused of murdering a bride on her wedding night in South Carolina. (Instagram)
She faces three charges of drunk driving resulting in serious bodily injury or death, and one charge of reckless homicide.
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In other phone calls with friends obtained by The Post and Courier, Komoroski expressed regret over the incident and told her loved ones that she didn’t want people to think she was a horrible person. She also expressed her belief that she will be released on bail in a few months.
“There have been people who have killed people on purpose before and they’ve bailed, for example,” she told a group of her friends on the call, according to the outlet.
According to court records, Komoroski’s lawyers filed for bail on Friday, claiming she poses neither a threat to the community nor a flight risk.
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The filing comes just two days after Hutchinson filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Komoroski and 15 other defendants, mostly made up of bars and LLCs.
A GoFundMe for the couple titled “Sam and Aric” has raised nearly $730,000 since Miller’s death.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
