“I remember waking up — just kind of foggy, out of sorts — and I could see my mom’s face,“Aric Hutchinsonrecounted in a tearful segment that aired onGood Morning AmericaFriday.
“You could tell that something was wrong. And I asked her, ‘Where’s Sam, where’s Sam?’ And that’s when she told me about the incident and that Sam didn’t make it.”
Aric Hutchinson and Samantha Miller.GoFundMe
Hutchinson’s late wife, Samantha Miller, 34, died on April 28 in Folly Beach when the golf cart she was riding in with her husband and two others was hit from behind and thrown a long distance, rolling over several times, according to aGoFundMepage.
Hutchinson, 36, suffered two broken legs and broken bones in his face and back, among other injuries. He has had multiple surgeries since. The two other family members hurt in the wreck have survived.
“I’m still trying to wrap my head around it,” added Hutchinson, of his wife’s death. “That night going on an all time high to an all time low. It’s pretty rough to comprehend. … We had family, friends, from all over the country — everywhere there. And everyone was just so happy. She was so happy. It was [one of the best nights of my life].”
Aric Hutchinson and Samantha Miller.Go Fund Me
The suspected drunk driver, 25-year-old Jamie Lee Komoroski, was said to have been driving 65 mph in a 25 mph. zone before slamming into the golf cart. Her blood alcohol level was allegedly 0.261 percent, more than three times the state’s legal limit.
She has been charged with one count of reckless homicide and three counts of felony DUI resulting in great bodily harm. She remains in custody, according toonline court records. It’s unclear if she has entered a plea.
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“Despite being noticeably and visibly intoxicated at each of these establishments,” the lawsuit said, “Jaime Komoroski continued to be served, provided, and/or allowed to consume alcohol in each of them.”
Asked onGMAif he had anything to say to the driver, Hutchinson said no. “I can’t right now,” he said. “She stole something. She just, she stole an amazing human being who should not have been taken.”
source: people.com
