The alleged drunk driver accused of mowing down a new bride on her wedding night said she expects to soon “be living [her] best life” despite facing up to 25 years in prison, in a jailhouse call with her sister obtained by The Post.
In the calls, Jamie Lee Komoroski, 26, told her sister, Kelsi, she “trust[s] that everything is going to work out.”
“It’s so funny because when you’re in a bad situation, you’re so upset and you’re distraught,” Komoroski said on October 8.
“But in the future when you see your future self looking back at that time, you wish you could tell yourself in that moment: ‘Stop freaking out, stop crying, it’s going to be OK. You’re happy now. And there’s no point being so upset. Everything is going to work out.’
“No matter how bad it is in the moment. It’s going to work out,” she said in the call.
Cops claim Komoroski was three times over the legal blood-alcohol limit when she plowed her Toyota into a golf cart carrying Samantha Miller, 34, and her new husband, Aric Hutchinson, 36, as they left their wedding reception at Folly Beach, South Carolina, in April last year.
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Komoroski has been let out of jail and is currently under house arrest after being granted bail with strict conditions on Friday, as revealed by The Post.
She is awaiting trial on four felony charges including reckless homicide.
Her bail was agreed to by a judge if Charleston County couldn’t bring the case to trial before March 1.
Kelsi offered words of support to her sister in the call and said everyone has moments where they think “it’s the end of the world,” but it never is.
“Right,” Komoroski responded.
“Two years down the road, you’re living your best life and you’re so happy and it’s OK. You’re fine,” she laughed.
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Komoroski was charged with three felony DUIs resulting in great bodily injury or death and one count of reckless homicide after killing a bride and injuring a groom who had just left their wedding reception. She is facing up to 25 years in jail.
Komoroski, 25, plowed into Samantha Hutchinson’s golf cart, which had four people on it, while driving around 65 miles per hour, according to Folly Beach police.
Sam Hutchinson was declared dead at the scene by responding officers. Her new husband, Aric Hutchinson, was hospitalized with severe injuries.
Police said Komoroski’s blood-alcohol content was three times over the legal limit.
Komoroski reportedly smelled of alcohol but refused to take a sobriety test, according to police.
Aric filed a wrongful death suit against the alleged drunk driver and the bars that he says served her before the horrific incident.
Komoroski has been let out of jail and is under house arrest after being granted bail with strict conditions on Friday, as revealed by The Post.
A judge said she should be granted bail if Charleston County couldn’t bring the case to trial before March 1.
“You can’t control everything. It’s very peaceful to just sit there and be like ‘I can’t control the situation right now, all I can do is the best next thing.’
“Bad s—t is going to happen. It’s how you handle it. It’s important to try and remember the universe is going to keep on keeping on and what’s meant to be will be.”
Prosecutors allege Komoroski was speeding when she slammed her car into the back of the golf cart carrying the bride, groom and two wedding guests.
Komoroski had allegedly been so drunk, she told responding officers, “All the sudden something hit me,” and repeatedly said, “I did nothing wrong.”
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In another October phone call, Komoroski sobbed during a conversation with her mother.
“I’m not a bad person,” Komoroski said.
“I just want to tell everyone that I never wanted any of this,” before adding she is grateful to “be alive.”
Komoroski and her relatives did not mention Hutchinson or Miller in any of the calls reviewed by The Post.
According to jail records, Komoroski was granted bond and released from the Al Cannon Detention Center in South Carolina at 3:16 p.m. March 1.
As part of her bail conditions, Komoroski is required to wear a GPS and Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor device, remain under house arrest in Charleston County, and will only be permitted to leave her approved residence for medical emergencies or court appearances, according to court records.
She must also surrender her passport, and is not allowed to drive.
Chris Gramiccioni, Komoroski’s attorney, said Friday his client was “not a flight risk or danger to the community” before her release.
Komoroski’s lawyers previously sought her release on $100,000 bond, with the condition she would enter a substance abuse rehab program.
They also cited Komoroski’s lack of prior criminal history and strong family support.
On Thursday, a Charleston County court clerk spokesperson told The Post a trial date is not yet set.
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