The 25-year-old woman accused of plowing a car into a wedding party on a South Carolina beach reportedly bemoaned her situation from her prison cell, according to records obtained by The Post and Courier.
Jamie Lee Komoroski, the woman accused of killing newly-married bride Samantha Miller hours after her wedding, reportedly cried to her parents from her North Charleston jail cell that she could not believe this was her life, The Post and Courier reported, citing detention center logs obtained through an open records request.
“I can’t believe this is my life … and my whole life is going to be over,” Komoroski reportedly sobbed. “Oh my God. I just can’t believe this happened to me. … Why me? … I’m going to be here for years and years and years and years.”
Jamie Lee Komoroski has bemoaned and questioned her plight in a series of conversations with her family and friends since landing in the Charleston County jail.
“My whole life is going to be over,” she sobbed during a call to her parents.https://t.co/r2RGwB3b6h
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Komoroski allegedly got behind the wheel of a rented Toyota Camry after drinking heavily and plowed into a golf cart carrying newlyweds Samantha Miller and Aric Hutchinson, as well as two other guests. Data from the rental car reportedly showed Komoroski was driving at 65 mph, more than twice the posted 25 mph speed limit. Miller died on the scene, allegedly still in her wedding dress. Her new husband, Hutchinson, awoke in the hospital the following day to news that his wife had been killed, The Post and Courier reported.
In speaking with her boyfriend and friends, Komoroski considered the possibility of not having to spend any time in prison because it had been a “freak accident,” The Post and Courier reported, citing detention logs. Referring to other inmates she had purportedly spoken to, Komoroski allegedly told friends she had been told to do a “bunch of stuff” to make herself look good while out on bond so that she would be let off “easy” at the trial. (RELATED: State Rep Jokes About Changing DUI Laws While Under Arrest For Drunk Driving)
When her father warned her the statements were being recorded and that the media wanted to interview her, Komoroski reportedly said it was “scary” to think the media was involved in reporting the case. “But that’s not gonna help me,” Komoroski said, according to The Post and Courier. “Like, oh my God, it’s gonna be so bad when I get out. Everyone’s gonna be so mean to me.”
Komoroski is facing three counts of felony driving under the influence and one count of reckless vehicular homicide, the outlet reported. She faces a maximum sentence of 15 years of the DUI felony charge and up to 10 years for the charge of vehicular homicide if convicted.