Jamie Lee Komoroskiwas allegedly more than three times over the legal blood alcohol limit when she hit a golf cart carrying newlywedsSamantha MillerandAric Hutchinsonwith her car in April. On Tuesday, Komoroski, 25, appeared virtually before a judge, whereABCNews reportsshe was denied bond after impact statements from the victim’s loved ones.
“She didn’t just kill my child," Lisa Miller, the bride’s mother, said. “She killed all of us.”
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“This is certainly a very tragic situation for all concerned,” Circuit Judge Michael Nettles said.
On April 28, Miller, 34, died on the scene from blunt force injuries sustained in the crash, Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Nealpreviously told PEOPLE in a statement. She was still wearing her wedding dress.
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Komoroski allegedly had a blood alcohol level of 0.261 percent, per the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s toxicology report,WCSC reported. The legal limit in South Carolina is 0.08.
In a previously released affidavit, authorities also alleged thatKomoroski nearly fell downwhen police asked her to perform the sobriety test.
Now, Komoroski is facing reckless vehicular homicide charges and three counts of driving under the influence causing death or great bodily injury.
On the night of the incident, Miller and Hutchinson, 34, had just left the reception of their wedding, with guests sending them off in a sparkler-filled celebration, while Komoroski had allegedly spent her night “bar hopping.”
The lawsuit states that the driver “began at El Gallo Bar and Grill near Daniel Island … then she made her way to Folly Beach where she began bar hopping down Center Street, making stops at the Drop In, The Crab Shack, and Snapper Jacks.”
“Despite being noticeably and visibly intoxicated at each of these establishments,” the suit alleges, “Jaime Komoroski continued to be served, provided, and/or allowed to consume alcohol in each of them.”
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The suit also alleges that “By the end of the night, Jamie Komoroski was grossly and dangerously intoxicated.”
According to the documents, the establishments, “as licensed sellers of beer, wine, and liquor for consumption pursuant to South Carolina law, had a duty to obey all laws and regulations regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages and exercise due care,” adding that they have “a duty of care not to allow patrons to become intoxicated, to not serve alcohol to intoxicated persons.”
source: people.com
