The groom whose bride was killed by a South Carolina suspected drunken driver on their marriage ceremony night time is now embattled in a authorized struggle together with his mother-in-law over management of his deceased spouse’s property.
Lisa Miller, mom of 34-year-old Samantha Miller, is even contesting the hours-old marriage between her daughter and Aric Hutchinson, the Put up and Courier reported. The bride was killed in April when their golf cart was struck as they left their Folly Seaside marriage ceremony reception.
Jamie Lee Komoroski, 25, of New Jersey, informed police she drank a shot of tequila and one beer about an hour earlier than the horrifying April 28 collision. Komoroski allegedly slammed her grey Toyota rental into the couple’s golf cart whereas touring 65 mph – twice the authorized restrict on the island close to Charleston.
MOTHER OF SOUTH CAROLINA BRIDE KILLED IN WEDDING CRASH LASHES OUT AT ACCUSED DRUNK DRIVER
Lisa Miller, left, slammed the alleged drunken driver, Jamie Komoroski, who killed bride Samantha Miller and significantly injured groom Aric Hutchinson on their marriage ceremony night time. (Fox Information Digital/GoFundMe)
Months after the tragedy, Lisa Miller filed a petition to take away Hutchinson as the private consultant of her daughter’s property. She claims her daughter would have needed her to get a share of the inheritance.
“Aric and I agreed several times that Sam would want us to do everything together given we’re the two most important people in her life,” she informed the newspaper. “I never wanted to challenge the validity of the marriage. I never wanted to dishonor Sam. But I feel like Aric is dishonoring my daughter in going against her wishes.”
Hutchinson’s legal professional informed the paper that his consumer has been “more than generous” together with his mother-in-law.
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“She has repaid him by threatening to bring a frivolous challenge to the validity of his marriage to Sam,” legal professional Patrick Wooten, stated. “One would hope that Ms. Miller would have too much respect for her own daughter to do that.”
After praising her son-in-law following her daughter’s dying, Miller stated she was alarmed on the velocity with which Hutchison moved to money in on the tragedy, the report stated.
His legal professionals stated he has supplied Miller half of any restoration in a wrongful dying lawsuit if she stopped difficult the validity of the wedding.
“Aric has made this settlement offer not because Lisa Miller had a valid legal claim — she does not — but rather because he is a generous person and, of course, would prefer to avoid painful, public litigation over the validity of his marriage to Sam,” Wooten stated.
Jamie Komoroski, left, in a photograph posted to Instagram one week earlier than she allegedly killed newlyweds Samantha Miller and Aric Hutchinson. On proper, Komoroski is pictured holding a wine bottle with buddies. (Instagram)
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Miller’s legal professional, Jerry Meechan, stated her “main reason to intervene is to protect the Estate of Samantha Miller and all of its rightful heirs. There is no reason to rush the process and cloak [it] in secrecy,” he claimed. “This was a money grab from minute one.”
Komoroski is charged with reckless vehicular murder and three counts of felony driving under the influence. A wrongful dying lawsuit names her and 4 bars accused of over-serving Komoroski on the night time she allegedly drove drunk.
Fox Information Digital’s Rebecca Rosenberg contributed to this report.
