A girlfriend is dead and her boyfriend is seriously injured in South Carolina after a woman driving under the influence and more than twice the speed limit crashes into the back of a golf cart at a newlywed wedding. . banking, according to the authorities.
Samantha Miller, 34, originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, died in an accident that occurred last Friday night a few hours after they were married, said the director of the Folly Beach Department of Public Safety, Andrew Gilreath.
Three other people in the golf cart, including the companion, were injured, according to Gilreath, who said the golf cart had lights and was legal to drive at night.
Jamie Komoroski, 25, was driving a rental car when it collided with the golf cart in which the bride and groom were traveling, the New York Post reported.
Samantha Miller was pronounced dead at the scene.
Aric, the companion, and two other passengers were seriously injured and remain in hospital. Folly Beach police said Jamie Komoroski was driving 65 miles per hour (104 km/h) at the time of the crash and smelled of alcohol, but refused to submit to a breathalyzer test.
According to the affidavit, he told first responders that he had a beer and a tequila before the crash. When asked to describe how it felt to drive, on a scale of 1 to 10, he said 8.
Komoroski is currently on bond in the Charleston County Jail, having told an officer that he wanted to die.
According to Charleston County records, the woman was charged with three felony counts of driving under the influence causing serious bodily injury or death, and one count of reckless homicide.
