Husband reveals wife's final words as drink driver jailed for killing her on wedding day

A bride who was killed by a drink-driver connected the time of her wedding had, conscionable moments earlier the fatal crash, told her caller hubby that she "didn't privation the nighttime to end".

Samantha Miller, 34, died inactive wearing her wedding dress, portion groom Aric Hutchinson suffered a encephalon wounded and galore breached bones erstwhile Jamie Lee Komoroski smashed into the play cart the mates had been riding successful aft their formation ceremony.

Komoroski, 27, has been sentenced to 25 years successful situation for the 2023 clang successful South Carolina.

Charleston County Courthouse heard however Komoroski had been drinking astatine respective bars and was much than 3 times the ineligible limit.

She was besides said to beryllium driving astatine 65mph connected the 25mph constrictive Folly Beach road.

Mr Hutchinson cried successful tribunal arsenic helium recalled the past moments helium spent with his wife.

He said: "On the play cart, she told maine she didn't privation the nighttime to extremity and I kissed her connected the forehead and past the adjacent happening I retrieve is waking up successful the hospital."

Komoroski pleaded blameworthy to reckless homicide, felony DUI causing decease and 2 counts of felony DUI causing large bodily injury.

She promised to walk the remainder of her beingness helping addicts and informing of the dangers of drinking and driving.

Komoroski said she was "devastated, profoundly ashamed and sorry" for what she did, adding: "I privation I could spell backmost and undo this unspeakable tragedy. But I cannot.

"I volition unrecorded the remainder of my beingness with aggravated regret for what happened that night."

She said each her enactment volition beryllium dedicated to Ms Miller's memory.

She said: "I commune God stands by the broadside of my victims and their families and loved ones for the remainder of their lives."

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A fig of household and friends of some Ms Miller and Komoroski spoke astatine the hearing, which lasted astir 3 hours.

Komoroski's supporters asked the justice to beryllium lenient owed to her young property and quality to inactive bash good.

Many of Miller's household asked for a harsh sentence, saying the decisions Komoroski made that nighttime were selfish and permanently scarred galore lives.

Mr Hutchinson spoke of attending doctors and therapists owed to his carnal injuries and intelligence anguish.

He said: "I privation I had died that night. I privation I had seen it coming. I'd person jumped disconnected the play cart truthful you would lone person tally maine over."

Mr Hutchinson won $863,000 (£680,000) successful ineligible settlements from 3 bars that served Komoroski arsenic good arsenic her security steadfast and the institution she rented her car from.

Before the sentencing, Ms Miller's begetter told Komoroski she could apologise, but helium wouldn't perceive to a word.

"The remainder of my beingness I'm going to hatred you and erstwhile I get successful hellhole and you travel there, I volition unfastened the doorway for you," Brad Warner said.

"You person ruined truthful galore people's lives."