From Annette Hutchinson
Aric and Samantha “Sam” Hutchinson. Portions of this image have been blurred by CNN for privacy.
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New surveillance video shows newlyweds Aric Hutchinson and Samantha Miller driving down a road in Folly Beach, South Carolina, moments before a drunk driver crashed into them, killing the bride, law enforcement officials told CNN.
Video obtained by CNN shows the newlyweds driving down the road in a golf cart and the alleged drunken driver, Jamie Lee Komoroski, speeding down the same road about two minutes later, Folly Beach Police Chief Andrew Gilreath told CNN.
According to Gilreath, the video was taken after the couple left their wedding on April 28, and was recorded a few blocks away from where the accident happened.
The video also shows first responders rushing to the scene about 4 minutes after the speeding car was spotted.
CNN previously reported that Samantha was riding in a golf cart-style vehicle with Hutchinson and two others when the motorist hit them, causing the cart to roll several times, injuring three passengers, two the worst, including Hutchinson, Gilreath said.
The golf cart-style vehicle, which was decorated with tin cans and a “just married” sign, was “very damaged, and it was on its side,” Gilreath said. First responders tried to revive Miller, but he died at the scene, he said.
Komoroski, 25, was charged with one count of reckless homicide and three counts of felony DUI resulting in great bodily injury, online court records show. His vehicle was traveling 65 mph in a 25-mph zone, according to Gilreath.
Low-speed vehicles are allowed to operate on highways where the speed limit is 35 mph or less, according to the South Carolina Legislature. The newly married couple’s car was legal on the road that night, Gilreath said.
Komoroski appeared in court on May 19, where he was denied bond, according to CNN affiliate WCIV. In requesting bond, his attorneys filed a motion that Komoroski enter and complete an inpatient rehabilitation program, then remain under the supervision of his mother at their New Jersey home without access to alcohol or a vehicle, WCIV reported.
Komoroski is being held without bond and his next court appearance is June 16, according to online records from Charleston County.
