‘Drunk Driver’ Jamie Komoroski Will Be Released Less Than a Year After Killing Bride in Golf Cart Crash

By Hikaru Y Last updated Mar 2, 2024

Jamie Komoroski, the accused DUI killer, has been granted bail and will be released from jail less than a year after plowing her car into a golf cart, shattering a newlywed couple’s lives.

Komoroski, 26, secured a $150,000 bond on Friday and is set to be freed today and placed under house arrest in Charleston County, South Carolina, with a SCRAM ankle monitor, according to jail records and sources familiar with her case.

According to the manufacturer’s website, the device is worn as an ankle bracelet by “DUI and high-risk alcohol clients” and continuously checks their sweat for alcohol.

Komoroski must stay in Charleston County and will only be allowed to leave her approved location for medical situations or court orders, according to court records. She must also forfeit her passport and is not permitted to drive.

A court earlier denied bail to Komoroski, who faces four felony charges in connection with the collision, but said she may be released on bond if her trial did not begin before March.

The Charleston County Court confirmed to The Post that a trial date has not yet been established, but court authorities could not explain why.

Komoroski has been jailed at Al Cannon Detention Center since April 28, when she allegedly slammed her Toyota into a golf cart carrying Samanth Miller, 34, and her new husband, Aric Hutchinson, 36, as they left their oceanfront wedding reception at Folly Beach. She could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.

Lisa Miller, Miller’s mother, told The Post on Thursday that she has advocated for Komoroski to be subjected to “the most restrictions possible” while on bond.

“I want that to include house arrest, ankle monitoring, and not being able to leave the state,” she added, adding that the past year has been “very challenging.”
“We were all expecting she would have been bonded out first time [last summer] but luckily the judge kept her in, I think that was to do with our impact statements.”

Prosecutors say Komoroski was three times above the legal blood-alcohol limit and speeding, at 65 mph in a 25 mph zone, when she crashed into the wedding party as they left the reception.

Miller died on the scene in her wedding gown, her new husband suffered a brain injury, and two other passengers were harmed.

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According to the event report, Komoroski was apparently so intoxicated following the tragic crash that she appeared bewildered, telling responding officers, “All of a sudden something hit me,” and again saying, “I did nothing wrong.”

Chris Gramiccioni, Komoroski’s attorney, told The Post on Friday that “Jamie is not a flight risk or a danger to the community” and that he hoped she would be released later today.

“She now looks forward to demonstrating her continued commitment to rehabilitation upon her pretrial release from detention,” he went on to say.

At Komoroski’s initial court hearing on August 1, her defense counsel requested that she be released on a surety bond with the condition that she enroll in a substance abuse rehabilitation program.

Her defense also pointed to Komoroski’s lack of prior criminal record and significant family support.

Miller tearfully told the court during her impact statement at the hearing that Komoroski “didn’t just kill my child.”

“She killed all of us,” she explained.

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Judge Michael Nettles had ordered Komoroski to remain in custody until the commencement of the trial, with the condition that she may be released on a $150,000 bond if the matter was not heard by March.

“We appreciate the court’s decision to release Jamie on bond in March 2024 if the State is not ready for trial, but we nonetheless believe she has met the legal criteria for release today,” Komoroski’s legal team stated at the time.

In May, Komoroski expressed hope that she would be released soon, telling her partner in a taped jailhouse call that “the head person of Charleston County” wanted her home with her family.

“She’s really nice, and I think she’s gonna help me … things are looking up,” she remarked during the call, which was reported by the Post and Courier.