LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A bride leaving her wedding reception has been killed after an alleged drunk driver slammed into a golf cart carrying the newlywed couple.
34-year-old Samantha Miller, died just hours after exchanging vows with her husband, Aric Hutchinson, South Carolina authorities reveals.
According to the coroner’s office, the bride, from North Carolina, died of blunt force injuries at the scene of the crash.
Mr Hutchinson, the groom remains in the hospital in a critical condition with a brain injury and multiple broken bones.
The golf cart, which was decorated with a “just married” sign, was thrown 100 yards and flipped several times when a car crashed into the back on a South Carolina beach road.
Police operatives reports that one Jamie Lee Komoroski, 25, was the driver of the vehicle.
Andrew Gilreath, Public Safety Director for the Folly Beach area where the crash took place, said data retrieved from Komoroski’s rental car indicates she was driving at 65mph in a 25mph zone and only briefly hit the brakes before she hit the golf cart.
The groom’s mother has reportedly created a “Go Fund Me” Page to raise funds for her daughter-in-law’s funeral and her son’s medical bills.
The page includes a photo of the newlyweds running under sparklers just moments before the crash.
She wrote: “I was handed Aric’s wedding ring in a plastic bag at the hospital, five hours after Sam placed it on his finger and they read each other their vows.
“Aric has lost the love of his life.”
Two other people in the car, are said to have sustained varying levels of injuries
Komoroski has reportedly been charged with reckless vehicular homicide and three counts of driving under the influence causing great bodily harm.
