Jamie Lee Komorowski, the 25-year-old alleged drunk driver who fatally struck a newlywed bride on her wedding ceremony evening, has a historical past of visitors violations, in keeping with a report.
Komorowski, at present beneath suicide watch whereas lodged on the Charleston County Jail in South Carolina on Friday evening, has a historical past of speedy courting way back to Might 2018, in keeping with data obtained by the Day by day Mail.
In that first incident, she was cited for touring lower than 10 mph over the velocity restrict in Horry County, South Carolina, the place she attended school at Coastal Carolina College.
In accordance with the Day by day Mail, he pleaded responsible and paid a high quality of $76.50.
In November 2018, Komorowski pleaded responsible to driving at an unreasonable velocity attributable to icy street circumstances.
He was charged once more in 2019 with dashing lower than 10 mph over the velocity restrict, and after pleading responsible, paid $76.50.
And simply final month on April 5, he pleaded responsible to failure to make use of a flip or cease sign and paid a $25 high quality.
In accordance with police, Komorowski was driving at 65 mph — greater than double the velocity restrict — when she slammed into the again of a golf cart carrying bride Samantha Hutchinson and groom Eric Hutchinson, 34, on Friday evening . Marriage ceremony reception in Folly Seashore, South Carolina.
Hutchinson was pronounced useless on the scene, nonetheless carrying her wedding ceremony gown. Her husband and two different passengers have been admitted to the hospital.
The golf cart was discovered roughly 75 yards from the collision.
Komorowski was abandoned.
Komorowski was charged with three felony DUIs leading to nice bodily harm or loss of life and one depend of reckless murder. He’s being held with out bail.
In accordance with an affidavit, Komorowski smelled of alcohol and advised first responders that he had simply had one beer and one tequila shot about an hour earlier than the crash. An officer had to assist him to his toes and he refused to take a subject sobriety take a look at.
A warrant was issued for 2 vials of his blood after he refused to offer a breath pattern on the station. Blood take a look at outcomes are nonetheless pending.