Jamie Lee Komoroski, Samantha Hutchinson.Photo:Charleston County Sheriff’s Office via AP; GoFundMe
Charleston County Sheriff’s Office via AP; GoFundMe
The South Carolina woman who allegedly wasthree times over the legal blood alcohol limitwhen she hit a golf cart and killed a bride on her wedding day in April 2023 has now been released on bond.
Jamie Lee Komoroski, 25, posted $150,000 bond on Friday, according tocourtandjail recordsfrom the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center. She was previouslydenied bond in August.
A prosecutor told the outlet that the March trial deadline was not realistic and that “the judge knew that when he granted her bond.”
Komoroski’s release comes 10 months after she’s alleged to have been under the influence when she hit a golf cart carrying newlywedsSamantha MillerandAric Hutchinsonwith her car.
Aric Hutchinson and Samantha Miller.GoFundMe
Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Nealpreviously told PEOPLE in a statementthat 34-year-old Miller died on the scene on April 28 from blunt force injuries.
Her husband, meanwhile, has since had “reconstruction surgeries, numerous broken bones, and a brain injury," according to aGoFundMepage from his mother. Two other people were reportedly injured but survived.
Komoroski’s attorney, Chris Gramiccioni, provided a statement to PEOPLE on Saturday.
“We have consistently asserted that Jamie is not a flight risk or danger to the community, and she now looks forward to demonstrating her continued commitment to rehabilitation upon her pretrial release from detention,” he said.
WCSCreported that Komoroski will only be allowed to leave home for medical emergencies or court orders, and will be required to wear a Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring device.
Samantha Hutchinson and Aric Hutchinson.Go Fund Me
The outlet previously reportedthat Komoroski had an alleged blood alcohol level of 0.261 percent, citing the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s toxicology report. The state’s legal limit is 0.08.
At the time, Circuit Judge Michael Nettles called it “a very tragic situation for all concerned.”
source: people.com
