Bond set at $150K for woman charged with killing bride in wedding night collision
Jamie Lee Komoroski during her bond hearing on Aug. 1, 2023.
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(WCIV) — Bond has been set at $150,000 for Jamie Lee Komoroski, the woman charged with causing a DUI collision that killed a bride on her wedding night.
The bond for Komoroski was set on March 1.
In April 2023, Komoroski collided with a low-speed vehicle (LSV) in Folly Beach. The collision killed new bride Samantha Miller, who had married Aric Hutchinson the same evening, and severely injured Hutchinson and another LSV occupant. Police determined Komoroski was driving 65 m.p.h. in a 25 m.p.h. zone and her blood alcohol level was three times over the legal limit.
Komoroski is charged with three counts of felony DUI resulting in great bodily injury or death and one count of reckless homicide. She has been held in custody at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center since April 2023.
At a hearing on Aug. 1, 2023, Komoroski was denied bond because she was considered a flight risk. However, if the trial was not anticipated for March 2024, Komoroski would receive $150,000 bond with conditions.
When it was set on March 1, the $150,000 bond was consolidated to all of Komoroski’s charges.
According to court documents, Komoroski will be required to wear an electronic SCRAM monitor and will be under house arrest. She will only be permitted to leave her house for medical emergences or as directed by prior court orders.
Komoroski must also maintain a residence is Charleston County, is prohibited from driving, and must surrender her passport, according to court documents.
“We have consistently asserted that Jamie is not a flight risk or danger to the community,” said Chris Gramiccioni, Komoroski’s attorney. “She now looks forward to demonstrating her continued commitment to rehabilitation upon her pretrial release from detention.”
