Video shows SC bride Sam Hutchinson dancing with husband before crash
Heartbreaking video has emerged of bride Samantha Hutchinson dancing with her new husband at their South Carolina wedding reception — just hours before she was killed by an alleged drunk driver.
The footage shows the blushing bride being spun around on the dance floor by her new spouse, Aric Hutchinson, soon after they tied the knot at Folly Beach last Friday.
The newlyweds were filmed clutching hands and embracing each other as they swayed to John Legend’s “U Move, I Move” in front of their loved ones.
They were later pictured beaming at each other as they were waved off by guests under a canopy of sparklers at the end of their fairytale wedding reception.
Tragedy struck soon after when the golf cart they were being whisked away in was rear-ended allegedly by 25-year-old Jamie Lee Komoroski at about 10 p.m., authorities said.
Sam was declared dead at the scene after the golf cart was thrown more than 100 yards and rolled several times, their families said. Her seriously injured husband was rushed to hospital suffering from a brain injury and several broken bones.
Two of the groom’s relatives who were escorting the newlyweds were also injured in the crash.
“I was handed Aric’s wedding ring in a plastic bag at the hospital, five hours after Sam placed it on his finger and they read each other their vows,” the groom’s mom wrote on the GoFundMe started just hours after the tragedy.
“Aric has lost the love of his life.”
Meanwhile, the alleged drunken driver — who was not injured — was arrested and charged with DUI involving death and reckless homicide.
Everything you need to know about Sam Hutchinson’s tragic death
Who was Sam Hutchinson?
The 34-year-old married her husband, Aric, on Friday in a heartwarming wedding that had a tragic ending.
Hutchinson was reportedly killed by Jamie Lee Komoroski, an alleged drunk driver, while the bride and groom exited on a golf cart shortly after their wedding reception Friday night.
Hutchinson was declared dead at the scene while her husband is in the hospital with severe injuries.
The bride’s sister, Mandi Jenkins, recalled it as “the best day” of the newlywed’s life.
The groom’s mom added: “Aric has lost the love of his life.”
What will happen to Jamie Lee Komoroski?
Komoroski, 25, allegedly 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.
When asked how she felt on a scale of 1 to 10 — with 10 being completely sober — Komoroski allegedly rated herself an 8, WCIV reported.
Komoroski was booked under suicide watch after telling an officer she wanted to die, according to WCIV.
Komoroski, who was allegedly driving 65 miles per hour at the time of the crash, smelled of alcohol but refused a field sobriety test, cops said.
According to an arrest affidavit, Komoroski told first responders she’d had one beer and one tequila shot before the accident.
When asked how she felt on a scale of 1 to 10 — 10 being completely sober — Komoroski allegedly rated herself an 8.
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