A man who tragically lost his wife on their wedding day is now awake and is planning her funeral, after he suffered injuries from a fatal accident.
Samantha Miller, the newlywed bride, was killed in a car crash shortly after leaving her wedding reception.
Her husband, Aric Hutchinson, was also injured in the accident and was taken to hospital with a brain injury and multiple broken bones.
The incident was caused by a speeding car that crashed into the golf cart carrying the newlyweds. The driver of the car, 25-year-old Jamie Lee Komoroski, has been arrested and charged with reckless vehicular homicide and three counts of driving under the influence causing great bodily harm.
Miller, 34, was killed only moments after the happy couple left their wedding reception and Hutchinson, 36, was left critically injured.
They were riding in a decorated golf cart with a “just married” sign on it.
Moments later, a car driven by Komoroski crashed into the back of their golf cart, causing it to flip several times and throw them nearly 100 yards away.
The groom’s mother started a fundraiser on GoFundMe to help pay for Samantha’s funeral expenses and Aric’s medical bills.
The police report indicated that Komoroski was driving at 65mph in a 25mph zone and only briefly hit the brakes before colliding with the golf cart.
The tragedy has left the family and friends of the couple devastated. The groom’s mother shared a picture of the newlyweds running under sparklers just moments before the accident, expressing her heartbreak at the loss of her daughter-in-law.
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.”
