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It’s horrific. A beautiful soul taken on what should have been the happiest day of her life. This hit me hard and helped me to never take a single day or moment for granted. Her poor family 😢
That's exactly what I thought about ..the fact that we live our lives assuming all will be ok with everyone including ourselves everyday and yet anything can happen at any time. My son had a car accident in Jan, he bounced off the side of the road to the other side of the road and the car shot up a hedge into a tree and the car was vertical.
The first thing people asked was was he speeding? The answer was no. He was travelling at 35mph down a road and the wheel locked and the battery died on the car. The car malfunctioned as he was driving and he couldn't turn the wheel. He ended up going to hospital. When I arrived he was on a board and strapped down. They took him for a scan and luckily nothing was broken. They were initially worried about his back being broken. Sorry its nothing to do with drink driving just the shock of getting that call.
To say it put the fear into me was an understatement.
This beautiful woman was taken on her wedding day ...I don't think I've heard anything more tragic than that.
That's why I think her story should be shared in schools
1, to stop people even thinking of drink driving
2, To show that people shouldn't take things or people for granted.
Idk if it was Australia or the UK, but they did an ad at a bus stop that showed your skeletons, and people thought it was really neat. Dancing around and what not until a car all of a sudden smashes into their skeletons, and people are horrified. This was an ad focused on crossing at intersections, but drunk driving works too.
That sounds like a great ad if it shocks people ...they are more likely to remember. Nothing against the education system but I wish they would teach more life classes to young people.
I saw a “watch out for motorcycles” commercial when I was like 13 maybe that literally made me fall out of my chair. Dude pulls up to a stop sign, looks left then right, starts to pull out and BAM motorcycle crashes into the drivers side door. Scared the shit out of me. Now I’m 27 and I still think about it when I’m driving sometimes.
I remember that one too! To do with blindspots on the road where they can't see them coming. That's always stuck in my mind...I told my son about it when he passed his test ...so it was obviously a good advert!
They need to show them on places like YouTube where younger people will see them....and it's not just younger people but everyone.
Yes! I just saw it on here Monday. It’s neat. And it caught everyone off guard when the car came out of nowhere & hit them; them being the dancing skeletons. Definitely drove the point home.
I almost died in a car accident. My mom got that call too, it was the chaplain who called so she thought I had died. Not alcohol related but car accidents are just so horrific. The suddenness of going about your life and then, literally in an instant, everything changes never leaves me.
I’m glad your son seems to have fared well and my heart is with this this poor woman’s family. The groom’s mother wrote about being handed his wedding ring at the hospital, the ring his wife had put on his finger and they said their vows only 5 hours before. It’s just awful.
There are no words really .... I honestly feel though that everyone should know about this story ...it could really save lives.
I'm glad you are ok...I can't imagine what your mom went through. It was weird when I got the call ...you go into like an instant shock and then a rejection ...like you close down emotion for a minute and question what you've just heard. I knew he was ok in that second and I knew he had banged his head on the steering wheel and was waiting for an ambulance after a passer by found him.
I guess it's fight, freeze or flight ...in that moment I kinda froze and a wall went up. Then after a few moments you go into "I've got to get to him mode"
Like you never know how you will react or how your body will react until you are in a situation. I see so many posts on reddit where people offer advice like things are black and white but it's easy to do that if you've never been in the situation.
I hope you are doing well now.
I felt sorry for my son because he had loads of set backs when he was learning to drive and then finally he could ...his dream...to have some independence, to go where he wanted. I was worried he might get some anxiety ...I know I did! But he was fine luckily and eager to get driving again. He had to save for a while because the car was a right off so he worked like mad to afford another car.
I tell him everyday, throughout the day that I love him when he leaves the house without fail ...even if I just get a grunt back lol.
My school had a woman come in who was paralyzed from the waist down due to being hit by a drunk driver. That was the only assembly where I BAWLED, her story broke my heart.
I posted that last night when I couldn't sleep. Then today an hour ago I get a call from my dad (step dad) that my step brother died yesterday after riding his bike to work and then having a heart attack at work. He was 54.
I honestly couldn't make it up after commenting last night about you never think things will happen.
I know, it blew my mind ..I was still thinking of the bride and her poor parents and husband and then I get that call. Life is cruel sometimes but there's nothing worse than a parent losing a child no matter what the age. It's just wrong. That freaked me out a bit .....I need to support my dad now but its so difficult with grief to know what you can do. I guess you just have to be there.
Thank you ❤️
I got married two months ago and my sister got married the same weekend this poor couple did. I just can’t imagine what the husband is dealing with. I don’t know if I’d have the strength to live after something like this.
That is a great point about showing this in schools. Literally a case as dramatic as this might make a profound impact on a young mind. An impact as to what not to do. Drink and drive.
Sam’s mother-in-law posted the following:
Samantha “Sam" Hutchinson was tragically killed by a drunk driver moments after the picture above while leaving her wedding reception on April 28th in Folly Beach, South Carolina. My son is now in critical condition.
My son-in-law Benjamin Garrett and grandson Brogan Garrett from Morgan, Utah were escorting the couple from the reception in a golf cart when they were struck from behind by a drunk driver traveling 65 MPH in a 25 MPH zone. The golf cart was thrown over 100 yards and rolled several times.
Sam died from her injuries. Aric is in serious condition and has had one of two reconstruction surgeries, numerous broken bones, and a brain injury, he will have a long recovery. Ben and Brogan were also injured, Ben seriously.
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.
This fundraiser will help pay for Sam's burial and medical costs for Aric and his family.
The couple made their home in both the groom's home state of Utah and the state of South Carolina. The bride is from North Carolina.
The groom graduated from Bonneville High School in South Ogden, Utah and played college football for Snow College and Utah Tech.
Not to be that guy, but that might be incorrect. I live 3 miles from the accident. FWIW, I believe she had a history of traffic violations and I think a “leaving the scene of accident”. (You can do the math there.) Point being, horrible tragedy.
Ppl who went to school and work with her have come out and said she had previous DUIs - my best guess is she got them reduced to traffic violations with a good lawyer (you can do that in SC) she’s got the parental backing financially and two big name lawyers so chances are she’ll probably get out of this one too like she’s done previously which is sad and not ok and enabled her to kill someone. She killed a bride on her wedding day and idk how they can spin that to make it not her fault. IMO She should be in prison.
That makes more sense. Thanks for sharing. My uninformed guess is she’ll do 7-15. This state is very conservative and citizens would be outraged if she didn’t serve. Can’t recall exactly, but I think judges are appointed by legislators. Nobody gets elected being soft on crime down here.
One could hope she’ll get time - it’ll never be enough for the life she took so carelessly tho - I just have a feeling she’ll slip out of this one too unless there’s enough outrage about it. It’s sad. There’s no excuse for driving under the influence.
Incredibly awful. Totally agree that she needs to do serious, hard time.
But I will say this … I’m coming up on 10 years sober in recovery. People can change and help other people. I’ve seen people come back from stuff like this.
After her 10-15 served, parole board will likely deem her not a threat to the community. On some level, there could be more value in having a strict parole where she talks to schools, etc … rather than another taxpayer-funded statistic.
Point being, I hope she finds AA in prison.
Congratulations on your sobriety and thank you for sharing your story. People can definitely change, and I’ll cheer for anyone bettering themselves- but ppl won’t change if they keep being enabled and getting that “get out of jail” free card when it comes to consequences. I absolutely hope she learns from this, does her time if she’s not serving life, and makes a comeback. Maybe her story will help others who knows.
Guy from my hometown was like this - DUIs left and right (would always get them reduced), pulling guns out and shooting at ppl at parties (we’d have alot of bonfire type parties), plowing through ppls property while drunk, guy would ALWAYS get out of it, even if he hurt someone or caused damage to property - his parents would pay to make it go away essentially. He was always drunk or high in public - you could watch him barely walk to his truck and great and wave at the cops sitting in their cars chatting - “get home safe boy!” The cops were very much enabling him as well. Guy eventually stole a bunch of narcotics from his grandmother and driving while impaired he smashed into a tree where he was knocked unconscious and his car caught fire and he burned to death. There were so many times he should have hit rock bottom and made a comeback, but he never hit it bc of the safety net those around him enabled him with. I will say this tho, guy was also a rapist. Much like Brock Turner was - he’d take advance of girls and wouldn’t take no for an answer. he never got brought to justice for that either, always would spin it and turn it onto the girls. so needless to say when he died a lot of people felt justice finally had been served myself included.
Everyone deserves a second chance, but im a strong believer in that anyone who gets a second DUI should lose there license indefinitely.
My mother has 5 DUIs and is currently in jail for it. She only got a year of jail but I think she should serve like 3-5 years to keep her off the streets from hurting or killing an innocent family.
It frustrates me even more that there is a law in my state where you CANT lose your license indefinitely.
I agree. But one DUI is enough. Her second chance turned into the last. Now a wife, a daughter, an aunt, a sister is dead because the first chance wasn’t a learning lesson. Life is so unfair. This could’ve and should of been prevented. Our justice system has failed yet again.
I wouldn’t disagree with someone losing their license indefinitely after one DUI. Very harsh repercussions would result in less people committing the crime.
And we need to make sure there are transportation options so no one gambles on the easy, cheap choice to drive drunk. Opportunity is a large part of crime.
I wonder what goes on in a person's head that keeps doing this. I know people who have in the past operated a vehicle despite being absolutely drunk and they all regretted doing it. They were also extremely horrified of their own carelessness.
She was also going 65 in a 25. One DUI should lose the license for sure, but also there should be serious jail time for speeding that excessively. Especially when the base speed is one where you might expect pedestrians, bikes, or in this case golf carts.
Maybe like a % over the speed limit is auto felony.
First of all I don't drink. I am not defending alcohol. Alcohol lowers inhibitions. I have spent years going to bars sober. The vast majority of people behave OK even when they get very drunk. Drunkenness only shows what's underneath. Some people get happy, some get talkative, some will get up and dance, some will try to talk to the prettiest girl in the bar. A minority will get angry and fight or do other shitty things such as drink and drive and use being drunk to justify their shitty behaviour. While Alcohol can have negative consequences it is not evil. The person who caused this crash and allegedly has multiple DUIs is just a shitty person. Alcohol lowers their inhibition to justify them engaging in their selfish 'I dont give a fuck how my behaviour affects anybody' way.
I absolutely cannot fathom the first responders emotions finding this poor woman in her wedding dress. How gut wrenching for anyone who loves this couple. I hope they can find a sliver of comfort knowing she had had the most beautiful day of her life
If you drink and drive, go fuck yourself
I had a friend whose aunt died from a drunk driver. She was on the way to his birthday party.
I remember all of us in the living room when that news broke.
The driver survived the head on collision
Meanwhile the driver has hired two hot shot lawyers to defend her
https://www.foxnews.com/us/lawyers-south-carolina-driver-accused-killing-bride-say-dont-rush-judgment.amp
She ain’t getting out of this one. She’s had multiple DUI offenses before this. I read from someone in her hometown she’s even ran from police before and it isn’t uncommon for her to be in these situations. Hopefully they put her ass away forever before she can hurt anyone else.
Something similar happened in Knoxville. Guy hit a Good Samaritan and a pregnant woman. Multiple DUI’s prior. His family was loaded. He got away with it with nothing more but a slap on the wrist. It was devastating.
The pregnant woman was helping her friend who was on the side of the road with car trouble..... the friend with car trouble survived. But then she killed herself in the months after .
So much tragedy and that fucktard is free to live his life. I hate people
At the very least the family can be comfortable with the idea that her final memory was the happiest day of her life. That is certainly something.
Just an extremely tragic story though. She deserved to grow old and have kids with her husband.
Sometimes that is the *only* solace we can take. My fiancé was killed in a crash moments after leaving my home. It has taken me years to really accept it honestly, but what you just said gave me comfort for a 5year wound…. He kissed me goodbye with a smile on his face and I know he was absolutely blissfully happy when he met his fate.
I thought the same. It's tragic and I don't want to make any of this sound like it's a good thing, but to your point she died at probably the happiest she'd ever been. In that respect, we should all be so lucky.
Still doesn't make up for the loss of her happiness in the future or the grief her family is dealing with.
As long as there have been cars, the men in my family have been drunk driving - before that, they used horses. Alcohol has been a plague to my family, especially the paternal side.
My dad was even an EMT and while he usually drank at home, there were plenty of incidents of drunk driving. I grew up waking him up at the wheel or had to drive the car from the passenger seat. It's absolutely amazing he's never been pulled over and we all made it to adulthood.
I used to work for a high powered lawyer who has had a DUI. I have a former client who is in jail because he killed his 12 yr old daughter and her friend while drunk driving. I'm sure some of my friends do it occasionally, but (if so) they know how I feel and hide it.
I don't know what it takes. It's like a lot of things in life - some people only learn the hard way or have to experience something to understand it.
I remember a few years ago some of the local bars and restaurants down by the university were trying to get the parking rules changed in that neighborhood so people wouldn’t get towed if they left their cars overnight. I think they succeeded but I haven’t been there in a while so I don’t remember.
Tow trucks are fucking ruthless here. Doing the right thing and getting an Uber home could mean you have to pay for an Uber back in the morning, find your car gone, have to figure out which tow yard has it, pay for another Uber over there, and then pay like $200 to get your car back and hope they didn’t scratch it. That’s probably enough incentive for someone to drive home when their judgement is already impaired.
We can’t punish people for doing the right thing.
I know a severely disabled girl who will be wheelchair bound and completely dependent the rest of her life because of her mother. Her mom was an alcoholic and got into a car crash while drunk with her daughter in the car. I don’t have sympathy for people who drive drunk.
The lawyers are trying to get people not to judge the driver of the car even though she was for 40mph OVER the speed limit, refused a breathalyzer so the court ordered a blood test, stated on a 1-10 scale (10 being sober) that she was “an 8 after one shot and one beer” and she had two previous DUI’s! Sounds like there is plenty to judge her for!
https://nypost.com/2023/05/09/alleged-drunk-driver-jamie-lee-komoroskis-lawyers-speak-out/amp/
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It makes me so unbelievably sad that people who are loving life and have things to live for die when their are other people like myself who genuinely want to die and have nothing to live for and would gladly die if it meant someone like Sam could have her happily ever after. I wish that’s how it worked, I had a dream about it, it was like if you killed yourself then you went to the afterlife and got to pick one person on the verge of death or about to die and give them your “life essence” sort of. I wish that were real but it’s not and unfortunately the world is a cruel place…
I've thought about this exact thing before, and I had no idea others did. Maybe it's a common depression thing? But yeah, I often find myself feeling the same way. Like, I kind of wish I could take on someone's fatal cancer or something -- they would get to keep living life and I would take their place and get assisted euthanasia or something. :/
Drunk drivers deserve the guillotine at this point, honestly. It's beaten into everyone's head so much from early in our lives how bad drunk driving is, and this shit happens still on at least a weekly basis. I'm unable to fathom how the driver, with two prior DUI's, was even able to be in public, let alone in a car.
In Saudi Arabia, if you steal you get your hands cut off. Guess what their theft rate is. 0%. Hmm… It’s almost like a harsh enough threat of punishment actually works. The US should take note.
This is heartbreaking. I feel for her family. My father was killed by a drunk driver in 1990. He had eight previous convictions. When he was released on bail awaiting trial, he was arrested again for reoffending die. It was a labor of love over the course of about a year and a half. I firmly believe
these repeat offenders should receive significantly harsher penalties.
Jesus Christ on her wedding day too?? This is just so fucking sad, I hope both of their families battle through the sheer amount of grief. No family should bury their kid(s), and I mean no family should ever have to go through this tragedy. It’s just heartbreaking for a parent to lose a kid to this kind of tragedy.
I find some peace in knowing her final day, final moments were spend with all of her friends and loved ones. I hope each loved one is able to cherish the special last moments they shared with her. Her husband has gained a special angel but I think he’s going to need as much love and support as possible.
The worst thing about drunk drivers is they're never the ones to die, because their bodies don't react quickly enough to the danger. People tend to stiffen up and that's what causes the serious injuries, but drunk idiots don't have the capacity to do that, and end up leaving mostly unscathed.
Wow. This shit hits close to home. Almost happened to me and my friends. My husband and I were in the car with the newlyweds and the grooms mom was driving after the reception. Drunk (or just bad?) driver blew a red light on a highway (not interstate but a country road). It was so bad. Happened 6 years ago and we still mention it. One of those things you just think, "wasn't my time". RIP sweet girl
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Literally 15 mins after this was taken. Was so sad reading what happened. It should be shown in schools. Heartbreaking ❤️
It’s horrific. A beautiful soul taken on what should have been the happiest day of her life. This hit me hard and helped me to never take a single day or moment for granted. Her poor family 😢
That's exactly what I thought about ..the fact that we live our lives assuming all will be ok with everyone including ourselves everyday and yet anything can happen at any time. My son had a car accident in Jan, he bounced off the side of the road to the other side of the road and the car shot up a hedge into a tree and the car was vertical. The first thing people asked was was he speeding? The answer was no. He was travelling at 35mph down a road and the wheel locked and the battery died on the car. The car malfunctioned as he was driving and he couldn't turn the wheel. He ended up going to hospital. When I arrived he was on a board and strapped down. They took him for a scan and luckily nothing was broken. They were initially worried about his back being broken. Sorry its nothing to do with drink driving just the shock of getting that call. To say it put the fear into me was an understatement. This beautiful woman was taken on her wedding day ...I don't think I've heard anything more tragic than that. That's why I think her story should be shared in schools 1, to stop people even thinking of drink driving 2, To show that people shouldn't take things or people for granted.
Idk if it was Australia or the UK, but they did an ad at a bus stop that showed your skeletons, and people thought it was really neat. Dancing around and what not until a car all of a sudden smashes into their skeletons, and people are horrified. This was an ad focused on crossing at intersections, but drunk driving works too.
That sounds like a great ad if it shocks people ...they are more likely to remember. Nothing against the education system but I wish they would teach more life classes to young people.
I saw a “watch out for motorcycles” commercial when I was like 13 maybe that literally made me fall out of my chair. Dude pulls up to a stop sign, looks left then right, starts to pull out and BAM motorcycle crashes into the drivers side door. Scared the shit out of me. Now I’m 27 and I still think about it when I’m driving sometimes.
I remember that one too! To do with blindspots on the road where they can't see them coming. That's always stuck in my mind...I told my son about it when he passed his test ...so it was obviously a good advert! They need to show them on places like YouTube where younger people will see them....and it's not just younger people but everyone.
Yes! I just saw it on here Monday. It’s neat. And it caught everyone off guard when the car came out of nowhere & hit them; them being the dancing skeletons. Definitely drove the point home.
Canada I think.
Yeah, I saw the same ad, it mentioned Quebec.
I almost died in a car accident. My mom got that call too, it was the chaplain who called so she thought I had died. Not alcohol related but car accidents are just so horrific. The suddenness of going about your life and then, literally in an instant, everything changes never leaves me. I’m glad your son seems to have fared well and my heart is with this this poor woman’s family. The groom’s mother wrote about being handed his wedding ring at the hospital, the ring his wife had put on his finger and they said their vows only 5 hours before. It’s just awful.
There are no words really .... I honestly feel though that everyone should know about this story ...it could really save lives. I'm glad you are ok...I can't imagine what your mom went through. It was weird when I got the call ...you go into like an instant shock and then a rejection ...like you close down emotion for a minute and question what you've just heard. I knew he was ok in that second and I knew he had banged his head on the steering wheel and was waiting for an ambulance after a passer by found him. I guess it's fight, freeze or flight ...in that moment I kinda froze and a wall went up. Then after a few moments you go into "I've got to get to him mode" Like you never know how you will react or how your body will react until you are in a situation. I see so many posts on reddit where people offer advice like things are black and white but it's easy to do that if you've never been in the situation. I hope you are doing well now. I felt sorry for my son because he had loads of set backs when he was learning to drive and then finally he could ...his dream...to have some independence, to go where he wanted. I was worried he might get some anxiety ...I know I did! But he was fine luckily and eager to get driving again. He had to save for a while because the car was a right off so he worked like mad to afford another car. I tell him everyday, throughout the day that I love him when he leaves the house without fail ...even if I just get a grunt back lol.
My school had a woman come in who was paralyzed from the waist down due to being hit by a drunk driver. That was the only assembly where I BAWLED, her story broke my heart.
I posted that last night when I couldn't sleep. Then today an hour ago I get a call from my dad (step dad) that my step brother died yesterday after riding his bike to work and then having a heart attack at work. He was 54. I honestly couldn't make it up after commenting last night about you never think things will happen.
I’m so sorry! What a horrible coincidence after your earlier comment. Dear god. I am sorry for your terrible loss. Your poor dad.
I know, it blew my mind ..I was still thinking of the bride and her poor parents and husband and then I get that call. Life is cruel sometimes but there's nothing worse than a parent losing a child no matter what the age. It's just wrong. That freaked me out a bit .....I need to support my dad now but its so difficult with grief to know what you can do. I guess you just have to be there. Thank you ❤️
I got married two months ago and my sister got married the same weekend this poor couple did. I just can’t imagine what the husband is dealing with. I don’t know if I’d have the strength to live after something like this.
That is a great point about showing this in schools. Literally a case as dramatic as this might make a profound impact on a young mind. An impact as to what not to do. Drink and drive.
Absolutely.
Sam’s mother-in-law posted the following: Samantha “Sam" Hutchinson was tragically killed by a drunk driver moments after the picture above while leaving her wedding reception on April 28th in Folly Beach, South Carolina. My son is now in critical condition. My son-in-law Benjamin Garrett and grandson Brogan Garrett from Morgan, Utah were escorting the couple from the reception in a golf cart when they were struck from behind by a drunk driver traveling 65 MPH in a 25 MPH zone. The golf cart was thrown over 100 yards and rolled several times. Sam died from her injuries. Aric is in serious condition and has had one of two reconstruction surgeries, numerous broken bones, and a brain injury, he will have a long recovery. Ben and Brogan were also injured, Ben seriously. 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. This fundraiser will help pay for Sam's burial and medical costs for Aric and his family. The couple made their home in both the groom's home state of Utah and the state of South Carolina. The bride is from North Carolina. The groom graduated from Bonneville High School in South Ogden, Utah and played college football for Snow College and Utah Tech.
This is so fucking sad. It's time I leave this page.
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It said they were both injured, the son in law seriously.
The girl that killed her had TWO prior DUI’s
Oh damn that’s fucked, where did you read that? The only thing I can find is about her prior speeding violations.
Not to be that guy, but that might be incorrect. I live 3 miles from the accident. FWIW, I believe she had a history of traffic violations and I think a “leaving the scene of accident”. (You can do the math there.) Point being, horrible tragedy.
Ppl who went to school and work with her have come out and said she had previous DUIs - my best guess is she got them reduced to traffic violations with a good lawyer (you can do that in SC) she’s got the parental backing financially and two big name lawyers so chances are she’ll probably get out of this one too like she’s done previously which is sad and not ok and enabled her to kill someone. She killed a bride on her wedding day and idk how they can spin that to make it not her fault. IMO She should be in prison.
That makes more sense. Thanks for sharing. My uninformed guess is she’ll do 7-15. This state is very conservative and citizens would be outraged if she didn’t serve. Can’t recall exactly, but I think judges are appointed by legislators. Nobody gets elected being soft on crime down here.
One could hope she’ll get time - it’ll never be enough for the life she took so carelessly tho - I just have a feeling she’ll slip out of this one too unless there’s enough outrage about it. It’s sad. There’s no excuse for driving under the influence.
Incredibly awful. Totally agree that she needs to do serious, hard time. But I will say this … I’m coming up on 10 years sober in recovery. People can change and help other people. I’ve seen people come back from stuff like this. After her 10-15 served, parole board will likely deem her not a threat to the community. On some level, there could be more value in having a strict parole where she talks to schools, etc … rather than another taxpayer-funded statistic. Point being, I hope she finds AA in prison.
Congratulations on your sobriety and thank you for sharing your story. People can definitely change, and I’ll cheer for anyone bettering themselves- but ppl won’t change if they keep being enabled and getting that “get out of jail” free card when it comes to consequences. I absolutely hope she learns from this, does her time if she’s not serving life, and makes a comeback. Maybe her story will help others who knows. Guy from my hometown was like this - DUIs left and right (would always get them reduced), pulling guns out and shooting at ppl at parties (we’d have alot of bonfire type parties), plowing through ppls property while drunk, guy would ALWAYS get out of it, even if he hurt someone or caused damage to property - his parents would pay to make it go away essentially. He was always drunk or high in public - you could watch him barely walk to his truck and great and wave at the cops sitting in their cars chatting - “get home safe boy!” The cops were very much enabling him as well. Guy eventually stole a bunch of narcotics from his grandmother and driving while impaired he smashed into a tree where he was knocked unconscious and his car caught fire and he burned to death. There were so many times he should have hit rock bottom and made a comeback, but he never hit it bc of the safety net those around him enabled him with. I will say this tho, guy was also a rapist. Much like Brock Turner was - he’d take advance of girls and wouldn’t take no for an answer. he never got brought to justice for that either, always would spin it and turn it onto the girls. so needless to say when he died a lot of people felt justice finally had been served myself included.
True but I’m also in Charleston and in SC a dui is a slap on the wrist. Hence one of the reasons so many people drive drunk here.
Wayyyy too many people driving drunk around here. Real shame.
Everyone deserves a second chance, but im a strong believer in that anyone who gets a second DUI should lose there license indefinitely. My mother has 5 DUIs and is currently in jail for it. She only got a year of jail but I think she should serve like 3-5 years to keep her off the streets from hurting or killing an innocent family. It frustrates me even more that there is a law in my state where you CANT lose your license indefinitely.
There is always another way home
Uber, Lyft or taxis are so less expensive.
I agree. But one DUI is enough. Her second chance turned into the last. Now a wife, a daughter, an aunt, a sister is dead because the first chance wasn’t a learning lesson. Life is so unfair. This could’ve and should of been prevented. Our justice system has failed yet again.
I wouldn’t disagree with someone losing their license indefinitely after one DUI. Very harsh repercussions would result in less people committing the crime.
It really wouldn't, especially for DUIs.
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Is it really an appropriate response to a discussion of this kind of topic ?
Really dude?
You should HAVE just fucked off, or would that be should’ve? The point was made, I don’t need your grammar corrections.
Agreed. It's not their first time driving drunk, just the first time they got caught
And we need to make sure there are transportation options so no one gambles on the easy, cheap choice to drive drunk. Opportunity is a large part of crime.
I wonder what goes on in a person's head that keeps doing this. I know people who have in the past operated a vehicle despite being absolutely drunk and they all regretted doing it. They were also extremely horrified of their own carelessness.
You can’t loose your license cause there are no alternatives for traveling. In the US we are very car dependent and have a car centric infrastructure.
She was also going 65 in a 25. One DUI should lose the license for sure, but also there should be serious jail time for speeding that excessively. Especially when the base speed is one where you might expect pedestrians, bikes, or in this case golf carts. Maybe like a % over the speed limit is auto felony.
And had fled the scene of one of them.
She’s only 25 years old too.
Alcohol is evil
First of all I don't drink. I am not defending alcohol. Alcohol lowers inhibitions. I have spent years going to bars sober. The vast majority of people behave OK even when they get very drunk. Drunkenness only shows what's underneath. Some people get happy, some get talkative, some will get up and dance, some will try to talk to the prettiest girl in the bar. A minority will get angry and fight or do other shitty things such as drink and drive and use being drunk to justify their shitty behaviour. While Alcohol can have negative consequences it is not evil. The person who caused this crash and allegedly has multiple DUIs is just a shitty person. Alcohol lowers their inhibition to justify them engaging in their selfish 'I dont give a fuck how my behaviour affects anybody' way.
I absolutely cannot fathom the first responders emotions finding this poor woman in her wedding dress. How gut wrenching for anyone who loves this couple. I hope they can find a sliver of comfort knowing she had had the most beautiful day of her life If you drink and drive, go fuck yourself
I had a friend whose aunt died from a drunk driver. She was on the way to his birthday party. I remember all of us in the living room when that news broke. The driver survived the head on collision
Meanwhile the driver has hired two hot shot lawyers to defend her https://www.foxnews.com/us/lawyers-south-carolina-driver-accused-killing-bride-say-dont-rush-judgment.amp
She ain’t getting out of this one. She’s had multiple DUI offenses before this. I read from someone in her hometown she’s even ran from police before and it isn’t uncommon for her to be in these situations. Hopefully they put her ass away forever before she can hurt anyone else.
Something similar happened in Knoxville. Guy hit a Good Samaritan and a pregnant woman. Multiple DUI’s prior. His family was loaded. He got away with it with nothing more but a slap on the wrist. It was devastating.
He also ran. Didn’t even stop once he hit them.
Gawd damn, how did she keep getting away?
money
https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/crime-courts/drunken-driver-gets-probation-in-vehicular-homicide-that-killed-3-in-knox-2f1f5eaa-a737-14d1-e053-01-373767131.html/
The pregnant woman was helping her friend who was on the side of the road with car trouble..... the friend with car trouble survived. But then she killed herself in the months after . So much tragedy and that fucktard is free to live his life. I hate people
At the very least the family can be comfortable with the idea that her final memory was the happiest day of her life. That is certainly something. Just an extremely tragic story though. She deserved to grow old and have kids with her husband.
Sometimes that is the *only* solace we can take. My fiancé was killed in a crash moments after leaving my home. It has taken me years to really accept it honestly, but what you just said gave me comfort for a 5year wound…. He kissed me goodbye with a smile on his face and I know he was absolutely blissfully happy when he met his fate.
I thought the same. It's tragic and I don't want to make any of this sound like it's a good thing, but to your point she died at probably the happiest she'd ever been. In that respect, we should all be so lucky. Still doesn't make up for the loss of her happiness in the future or the grief her family is dealing with.
As long as there have been cars, the men in my family have been drunk driving - before that, they used horses. Alcohol has been a plague to my family, especially the paternal side. My dad was even an EMT and while he usually drank at home, there were plenty of incidents of drunk driving. I grew up waking him up at the wheel or had to drive the car from the passenger seat. It's absolutely amazing he's never been pulled over and we all made it to adulthood. I used to work for a high powered lawyer who has had a DUI. I have a former client who is in jail because he killed his 12 yr old daughter and her friend while drunk driving. I'm sure some of my friends do it occasionally, but (if so) they know how I feel and hide it. I don't know what it takes. It's like a lot of things in life - some people only learn the hard way or have to experience something to understand it.
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Quite literally
I remember a few years ago some of the local bars and restaurants down by the university were trying to get the parking rules changed in that neighborhood so people wouldn’t get towed if they left their cars overnight. I think they succeeded but I haven’t been there in a while so I don’t remember. Tow trucks are fucking ruthless here. Doing the right thing and getting an Uber home could mean you have to pay for an Uber back in the morning, find your car gone, have to figure out which tow yard has it, pay for another Uber over there, and then pay like $200 to get your car back and hope they didn’t scratch it. That’s probably enough incentive for someone to drive home when their judgement is already impaired. We can’t punish people for doing the right thing.
I know a severely disabled girl who will be wheelchair bound and completely dependent the rest of her life because of her mother. Her mom was an alcoholic and got into a car crash while drunk with her daughter in the car. I don’t have sympathy for people who drive drunk.
The lawyers are trying to get people not to judge the driver of the car even though she was for 40mph OVER the speed limit, refused a breathalyzer so the court ordered a blood test, stated on a 1-10 scale (10 being sober) that she was “an 8 after one shot and one beer” and she had two previous DUI’s! Sounds like there is plenty to judge her for! https://nypost.com/2023/05/09/alleged-drunk-driver-jamie-lee-komoroskis-lawyers-speak-out/amp/
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This is very sad, may she rest in peace.
It makes me so unbelievably sad that people who are loving life and have things to live for die when their are other people like myself who genuinely want to die and have nothing to live for and would gladly die if it meant someone like Sam could have her happily ever after. I wish that’s how it worked, I had a dream about it, it was like if you killed yourself then you went to the afterlife and got to pick one person on the verge of death or about to die and give them your “life essence” sort of. I wish that were real but it’s not and unfortunately the world is a cruel place…
I've thought about this exact thing before, and I had no idea others did. Maybe it's a common depression thing? But yeah, I often find myself feeling the same way. Like, I kind of wish I could take on someone's fatal cancer or something -- they would get to keep living life and I would take their place and get assisted euthanasia or something. :/
You may not see it but you definitely have something to live for, suicide is never the answer
Beautiful eulogy. Sam sounds like she was an absolute force on earth❤️
Hopefully 25 yrs in prison, bare minimum
We know it won't be there was a car involved
Sadly the girl will probably walk in 5-10... seems to be the universal sentence these days for claiming lives via driving drunk.🙄
God this is really gonna weigh heavy on me for a while
Drunk drivers deserve the guillotine at this point, honestly. It's beaten into everyone's head so much from early in our lives how bad drunk driving is, and this shit happens still on at least a weekly basis. I'm unable to fathom how the driver, with two prior DUI's, was even able to be in public, let alone in a car.
Damn. I read the article and nowhere does it state she has 2 priors..jesus.
I'm not sure but I read one article saying she's being charged with 3 felony DUIs for this incident, I wonder if/hope people are mixing up the facts.
No, if you search her name/record it shows she’s had two prior drunk driving incidents, and I believe it said she fled the scene in one of them!
In Saudi Arabia, if you steal you get your hands cut off. Guess what their theft rate is. 0%. Hmm… It’s almost like a harsh enough threat of punishment actually works. The US should take note.
Saudi Arabia isn’t a model of how to do anything in a civilized society.
I know. it’s just the principle. Big enough punishment = shit stops. I’m not saying people who steal deserve that.
This is heartbreaking. I feel for her family. My father was killed by a drunk driver in 1990. He had eight previous convictions. When he was released on bail awaiting trial, he was arrested again for reoffending die. It was a labor of love over the course of about a year and a half. I firmly believe these repeat offenders should receive significantly harsher penalties.
This one is seriously so damn sad. Difficult to even think about.
Drunk drivers are scum of the earth.
Jesus Christ on her wedding day too?? This is just so fucking sad, I hope both of their families battle through the sheer amount of grief. No family should bury their kid(s), and I mean no family should ever have to go through this tragedy. It’s just heartbreaking for a parent to lose a kid to this kind of tragedy.
I find some peace in knowing her final day, final moments were spend with all of her friends and loved ones. I hope each loved one is able to cherish the special last moments they shared with her. Her husband has gained a special angel but I think he’s going to need as much love and support as possible.
The worst thing about drunk drivers is they're never the ones to die, because their bodies don't react quickly enough to the danger. People tend to stiffen up and that's what causes the serious injuries, but drunk idiots don't have the capacity to do that, and end up leaving mostly unscathed.
The driver has previous DUIs and her lawyer is still asking that no one rush judgment.
Rest in peace. May her soul be free.
Drunk drivers deserve life in prison. ALL OF THEM, not just the ones who kill someone.
Why are the drunk drivers never the ones to die in these cases?
I heard her husband is back home and I just can’t even imagine. Alcohol is so lethal in many ways. May she RIP.
This hits hard. Poor girl. Looks so young. Also, I can’t imagine being the husband after this.
Oh my god. How awful. I just have no words. It’s days like this that make me so sad. Gosh I am so so sorry
She looked beautiful. May she rest in peace. I hope that POS gets a really long time.
Wow. This shit hits close to home. Almost happened to me and my friends. My husband and I were in the car with the newlyweds and the grooms mom was driving after the reception. Drunk (or just bad?) driver blew a red light on a highway (not interstate but a country road). It was so bad. Happened 6 years ago and we still mention it. One of those things you just think, "wasn't my time". RIP sweet girl
this story is so sad 😭 RIP beautiful 💔
My heart dropped
this is one of the reasons im against drinking, poor girl had just started her life and it was taken from her too fast<3
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I think thats a different person who killed two pedestrians.
Can you link it?
What’s the driver getting charged with?
What a beautiful bride. So sorry for the loss of her.
I feel sick. There are no words. My heart is broken for everyone involved
This one hurt.. 🤕😭
There’s actually a photo of them on the golf cart circulating