Drunk driver accused of killing bride leaving wedding admits she’s an alcoholic, addict in jailhouse phone calls

The Impact of Drunk Driving: A Tragic Incident

The woman accused of plowing a speeding car into a golf cart while drunk and killing a newlywed bride departing her wedding ceremony admitted she is an “alcoholic [and] addict,” and gushed over her excitement to spend the holidays with her family in a series of recorded jail phone calls obtained by The Post.

Recognizing the Problem

1. In the calls leading up to her March 1 release from custody, for which she posted a $150,000 bond, Jamie Lee Komoroski, 26, told her sister, Kelsi, she had accepted that she has no control over alcohol and that it makes her life unmanageable.
2. “I consider myself an alcoholic addict because anything that makes me feel different or takes me away from what I’m supposed to be feeling, I used to try to do,” she said on Dec. 11.

A Tragic Incident

Komoroski’s blood-alcohol level was triple the legal limit, according to cops, when she crashed a rented car into a golf cart carrying Samantha Miller, 34, and her new husband, Aric Hutchinson, 36, as the couple left their beachside wedding reception in South Carolina on April 28 of last year.

• Miller died in her wedding dress at the scene in Folly Beach. Hutchinson and two wedding guests with whom they were traveling back to their hotel sustained serious injuries but survived.

Looking Towards the Future

During another conversation from the Al Cannon Detention Center in South Carolina, Komoroski — who was released on house arrest while she awaits trial — detailed the top things she wants to do once she’s sprung, including a trip to see the Northern Lights in Norway or Finland.

• “I want to go to [a] Harry Potter [exhibit]. We need to do that. You get wands…and pretend that we are wizards,” she told her brother “CJ” during a Dec. 6 conversation.

In another call a few days later, Komoroski told her father, Charles, she was also looking forward to some downtime with family.

• “I can’t wait until I can watch The History Channel with you again,” she said on Dec. 10.
• “[We can make] popcorn. I’ll have ice cream…[and] cake.”

The Legal Consequences

Komoroski has to stay in Charleston County as part of her bail deal. She faces four felony charges, including reckless homicide.

A New Perspective

Komoroski frequently spoke about her faith and reading the Bible in the jailhouse calls.

• She attended Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings in jail and now believes in a “higher power [that] can make better things come out of bad situations, including death.”
• “[In AA] we talk about how our higher power can’t stop something bad from happening because we’re given free will and free choice and with that comes consequences but he can make good things come of bad situations,” she said.

The Aftermath

Hutchinson, who sustained a brain injury in the crash, previously recalled his new bride’s final moments in an interview on “Good Morning America.”

• “If he was to prevent anything bad from happening then we wouldn’t be people and life would have no meaning, you know what i mean? I don’t know, I just never thought I’d be able to understand…like why do people get cancer?”
• “The last thing I remember her saying was she wanted the night to never end,” said Hutchinson, adding the next thing he remembered was waking up in the hospital room, asking, ‘Where’s Sam?’”
• “That’s when [my mother] told me there’s an incident and that Sam didn’t make it,” he told ABC.

Komoroski is facing a maximum 25-year prison term if convicted.

SDGs, Targets, and Indicators Analysis

1. Which SDGs are addressed or connected to the issues highlighted in the article?

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
• SDG 5: Gender Equality
• SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
• SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

2. What specific targets under those SDGs can be identified based on the article’s content?

• SDG 3.6: By 2030, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents (relevant to the incident of the car crash)
• SDG 5.2: Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres (relevant to the violence caused by the drunk driver)
• SDG 10.5: Improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets and institutions and strengthen the implementation of such regulations (relevant to the legal proceedings and justice system)
• SDG 16.1: Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere (relevant to the violence caused by the drunk driver)

3. Are there any indicators mentioned or implied in the article that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets?

Yes, there are indicators mentioned or implied in the article that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets. These include:

• Number of deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents (for measuring progress towards SDG 3.6)
• Incidents of violence against women and girls (for measuring progress towards SDG 5.2 and SDG 16.1)
• Regulation and monitoring of financial markets and institutions (for measuring progress towards SDG 10.5)

Table: SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

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