Aric Hutchinsonspoke out for the first time about the unimaginable tragedy in a tearful segment that aired onGood Morning AmericaFriday, recalling the final words his late wife,Samantha Miller, told him.
Aric Hutchinson and Samantha Miller.Go Fund Me
“The last thing I remember her saying isshe wanted the night to never end,” Hutchinson said. “That’s the last thing she said to me.”
Hutchinson said onGMAthat he doesn’t remember the crash but “wishes he did.” He suffered two broken legs and broken bones in his face and back, among other injuries, and has had multiple surgeries since. The two other family members hurt in the wreck have survived.
“I remember waking up — just kind of foggy, out of sorts — and I could see my mom’s face,” he recounted of the moment he learned of what had happened. “You could tell that something was wrong. And I asked her, ‘Where’s Sam, where’s Sam?’ And that’s when she told me about the incident and that Sam didn’t make it.”
“I’m still trying to wrap my head around it,” added Hutchinson, of the loss. “That night going on an all time high to an all time low. It’s pretty rough to comprehend. … We had family, friends, from all over the country — everywhere there. And everyone was just so happy. She was so happy. It was [one of the best nights of my life].”
Aric Hutchinson.Good Morning America/ABC News
He got especially emotional when speaking about his late wife, just three weeks after her death. “Sam just had that glow,” he said. “She’s the type that walked in the room and you noticed.”
Staying in the third floor apartment the two of them shared has been “hard,” Hutchinson said, “but also nice because it’s got Sam written all over it.”
“It’s nice to be here and have good memories,” he said. “I know she’s up there watching, just laughing at me trying to get up and down these stairs because it was her decision to go to the third floor.”
Samantha Miller.GoFundMe
The suspected drunk driver, 25-year-old Jamie Lee Komoroski, was said to have been driving 65 mph. in a 25 mph. zone before slamming into the golf cart. Her blood alcohol level clocked in at 0.261 percent.
She has been charged with one count of reckless homicide and three counts of felony DUI resulting in great bodily harm. She remains in custody, according toonline court records. It’s unclear if she has entered a plea.
“Despite being noticeably and visibly intoxicated at each of these establishments,” the lawsuit claimed, “Jaime Komoroski continued to be served, provided, and/or allowed to consume alcohol in each of them.”
Aric Hutchinson and Samantha Miller.GoFundMe
Asked onGMAif he had anything to say to the driver, Hutchinson said no. “I can’t right now,” he explained. “She stole something. She just, she stole an amazing human being who should not have been taken.”
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Hutchinson returned to Folly Beach last weekend, when more than 100 people gathered to celebrate Miller’s life at a vigil.
“She would’ve loved it,” Hutchinson toldWYFF News 4.“This is Sam. I mean, she’s a beach girl, through and through. We do walk here almost every morning, and this is her send-off for sure. She’s up there smiling for sure.”
source: people.com
