Woman Whines “Why Me??” After Killing Bride On Her Wedding Day

Barbie and Barbie. 25-year-old Jamie was getting emotional. She was getting emotional talking about. her cat. If anything, she was getting. angry. She was getting riled up. Her. parents decided to give her cat to. Grandma for the time being, and Jamie. was not having it. She ranted on the. phone to her friends and family in a. recorded phone call. No, that's my cat. That's my cat. Grandma can get a new. cat. No, here's the thing. Here's the. thing. That's not their cat. That's my. cat. I'm going to be gone for a few.

months and then I'll be home. That's my. cat. Look, Grandma's cat Theo died from. eating a toxic plant or something, and. what did they do? What did they decide. to do? Give my cat to Grandma. They're not keeping her. So, like, that's going to be a problem. Grandma is just going to have to get a. new cat because that's my cat. Oh my god. Oh my god. Okay. I I have to. like say goodbye to Evan, my cat. Don't Listen. Don't Don't worry about. Evan and the cats and stuff right now. You worry about yourself. Do you.

understand? Someone on the other line. tells her, "Hang on, girl. You need a. reality check. Girl, that's not your cat. right now. Grandma is taking care of. your cat.". But Jamie could not stop worrying. It. was a really rough time for her. She. couldn't stop worrying about whether or. not Grandma was going to try and keep. her cat, if Grandma was going to try and. rename her cat. She couldn't stop. worrying about why she requested colored. pencils and they hadn't given it to her. yet. And she also couldn't stop worrying. about why this was all happening to her.

She said on a phone call with her dad, "Why me? Oh my god, I just can't believe this. I. can't believe this happened to me. Why. me? I'm going to be here for years and. years and years, and I just can't I. can't I can't I can't." He said, "Oh my. god. Oh my god. Oh my god. I just can't. believe this happened to you. Why me, Dad? Why me?" Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh. my god. I'm going to be here for years. and years and years and years and years.

and years and years and years. 25-year-old Jaime Komaroski made a. series of decisions that led to. someone's death. A bride coming home in. her wedding gown right after the best. night of her life. She would be found. dead on the side of the street because. of what Jaime did that night. But she. wants to know who's getting her cat. She. wants to know why her of all people. Dad.

and Mom can be heard comforting their. full-grown daughter saying things like, "I know, sweetie. I know. I know, sweetie. Don't worry about your future. Your future's going to be just fine.". You know what they say about your. attorney, right? They said the family must be mafia to. hire them. Insinuating that the attorney. the family hired is so prestigious, so. expensive that the family must be a part. of the mafia to afford them. Really? Yeah. Wow. Let's talk about the. insane case of Jaime Komaroski and why.

her utter lack of remorse coupled with. her parents' constant babying of her. makes her, in my humble opinion, one of. the scarier, more dangerous people that. we've talked about recently.

As always, full show notes are available. at rottenmangoepodcast.com. This is an ongoing case, though. The. perpetrator has not been tried in the. court of law, and as of the time of this. recording, I don't know when they're. going to go to trial. So, legally. speaking, nobody has been found guilty. of any crimes as of now. But the evidence in this case is really. really damning. And there is there's no. debate of the facts of the incident. There's no like points of contention. there. It's just one of those things.

where I think we need to go and wait. through the legal proceedings as of. right now. I'm also going to link the. GoFundMe for the victim's family in the. description. So with that being said, let's get into it. Wedding photographers, they always talk. about how they might be better than a. therapist at spotting which couples are. going to make it after the big day. And. which couples are going to divorce. Sometimes it's so blatantly obvious. I. mean, one wedding videographer from. Reddit said, "Four days after he shot. the wedding, the groom calls him and.

politely asks him to edit out any. footage of him checking out the female. guests." He said, "You know, I got like. vision problems. I wasn't actually like. checking them out.". Another wedding photographer said, "Okay, this one's pretty bad." He was. working for a couple's wedding on a golf. course. The bride had this grand idea. for the first look. The groom would ride. down on the golf cart, see her in the. dress for the first time, and it would. be this massive cinematic moment. Well, the groom starts riding down the hill on. the cart, but once he spots her,

he can't help it. He jumps out the cart and runs full. speed down the hill in the grass to get. to her faster. He picks her up, twirls. her around in the air, and it was like. the most genuine reaction that all of. these wedding photographers, they're. dying to get these moments. He was so. happy to see her. But the minute he put her down, the. bride looks at the photographer, "Well, I wanted the golf cart, so let's. do it again.". Wait. I wanted the golf cart? What does that. mean? wants him to have the whole cinematic.

moment and drive down in the cart. instead of running down. She didn't even. care that her husband loved her so much. that he couldn't contain himself. She's. like, "No, I want the damn shot." Mhm. They always say it's a really bad sign. when the couple care more about the. aesthetics and having the perfect. wedding instead of their relationship. Those are signs that you would not find. at Samantha and Eric's wedding. I really hate to say it, but they had. the perfect wedding because it makes you.

want to roll your eyes when you're like, "Oh, they had the perfect wedding. They. had the perfect relationship." But their. idea of the wedding was fun. Like that's. what people said. I mean, I'm sure to a. degree they cared about the photos. I'm. not going to say, "Oh, no one cares. about wedding photos and wedding. aesthetics." Samantha had so much fun. picking out the flowers and all the. arrangements for the wedding. Their main focus was just on having fun. April 28th of 2023, their wedding was. held on Folly Beach in South Carolina. About 100 of their closest friends and.

family, I mean, some of them lived in. the area, some of them flew in to. celebrate with the couple, and the whole. wedding was a blast. Even the. photographers were probably having fun. It did not feel like a job. Samantha's. sister, Mandy, baked the wedding cake, and I feel like the wedding cake is. symbolic of if a wedding is fun. It was. half pineapple, half coconut. Yeah, it's. just what Samantha wanted. And while the. wedding itself was stereotypically. perfect, I mean, it was on the beach, you've got the salty breeze, you've got. the waves crashing in the background.

The only thing that all the guests. noticed though, Samantha and Eric are. like in their own little world. They cannot keep their eyes off of each. other the entire time. If someone. dropped a wedding cake, a bottle of red. wine on Samantha's wedding dress, and. like the DJ's power booth went out, it. feels like the couple wouldn't even have. been phased. Everyone kind of wanted to. roll their eyes and like tell the couple. to get a room, but they also knew that. love like this wasn't easy to come by. A.

lot of their friends said, "It's a love. that you can only dream about.". It seemed really pure. It seemed really. real, and it feels kind of impossible to. find that these days. So, the memorable night, it ends with. every guest being passed one of those. sparklers that you use at the beach. Do. you know what I'm talking about? Like the little New Year thing? Yeah, the New Year thing. Okay, so you light. one end it's like a long little. matchstick. You light one end and it. starts sparkling. It's so pretty in. pictures especially at night because it. creates this like light orb. A lot of.

people use it during the summer. So, every guest would light one up and they. created this archway. They would hold it. up in the air, created this arch above. the couple's head so they had this aisle. to walk out of their wedding ceremony. in. Mhm. And they were going to go and. sit in their golf cart that was waiting. for them outside. It had a sign on the. golf cart, just married. The two are. holding hands under the sparklers that. are held above their heads and the. couple would be driven back to their. Airbnb by two of their family members.

So, there would be four people on this. golf cart. And it's going to be the start of their. new lives as a couple, as newlyweds. As the golf cart starts driving off, the couple could see everyone waving, you know, waving their sparklers, waving. their hands, cheering for the couple. Samantha looked into Eric's eyes. and she said, "I want this day to last forever.". Those would be Samantha's last words to. Eric. 20 minutes later, the golf cart. would be lying smashed on its side and.

Samantha Miller would be found dead in. her wedding dress. Neighbors said it sounded like an. explosion. Not as loud as like a gunshot. or crash, but louder, like an explosion. It was just around 10:00 p.m. So, most. of the neighbors, they hadn't fallen. asleep yet and even if they had, it was. loud enough to wake everyone up. They. start rushing outside to investigate and. they see bodies, bodies everywhere. Four. bodies were laying on the road about 100. yards away from a golf cart. All dressed.

to the nines, suits, tuxedo, and Midgley. gown. It was a nightmare scene. A 100 yards? 100 yards, length of a football field. Yeah. Length of a football field? Yes. The bodies were scattered, so not. all of them were a 100 yards, but they. were, yeah. So, in the golf cart, there. had been four people, and I'm sure we're. all pretty familiar with what a golf. cart looks like, but if you've never. been in one, to give you more context, golf carts don't really have real seat.

belts, and if it does, you're still. basically sitting on a seat that's. exposed to the air. There's no doors. It's almost like a rudimentary frame of. a vehicle. They're often used on golf. ranges, yeah, obviously, and beaches, cuz they're really light. You can get. out and in pretty easily since there's. no doors. I've even seen them in really. high-end resorts and hotels, cuz the. back of the golf cart is kind of like a. bench. That bench faces backwards. So, resorts will let hotel guests just hop. onto the back, be driven to the room, to.

the main building, things like that. You. can just hop back off. You're not facing. forward with the driver, you're facing. the back. Mhm. Samantha and Eric were. riding in the back facing the rear end. Samantha's brother, Benjamin, was in the. front driving. Next to him in the front. was his 17-year-old son, and we're just. going to call him Benny. You can find. his real name online, but since he was a. minor at the time, we're going to call. him Benny. The four, they had been waved off by all.

these wedding guests after the couple. departed. Everyone at the wedding, they. start making their way back home. They. start making their way back to the. hotels, Airbnbs, whatever their. accommodations were if they were from. out of town. So, Lisa Miller, Samantha's. mom, and Mandy Jenkins, Samantha's. sister, they drove back to their Airbnb, which was all kind of in like the. general same area. Samantha and Eric's. place was really close to theirs, so. they're like, "Okay, let's just go home. and wind down from this really. beautiful, but really exhausting day.".

And all of a sudden, they hear sirens. Lots of sirens. Moms just know. I don't know how they. know, but they just know when something. is wrong with their kid. It's one of. those things where I feel like even. science probably can't pinpoint how, or. they'll say it's just a coincidence, but. there have been so many times where. mothers get a gut feeling, and there is. no reasoning other than this is my baby. I think something happened to my baby. Lisa Miller had that gut feeling. It was.

so strong. She ran out of her Airbnb. without shoes on. They took off down the. street to where they could see. ambulances and police lights flashing. They were still a little bit far from. the scene, and they didn't know what was. going on yet, but Lisa remembers. screaming, "Sammy, Sammy, Sammy!" And. she said it was like this bad Netflix. movie unfolding in front of her eyes. This next part is a bit confusing, and. I'm not sure if Lisa and Mandy weren't. allowed near the scene for, I don't. know, a lot of reasons, or if someone. instructed them to go to the ho-.

hospital instead, but they were under. the impression that Samantha would be. brought into the hospital, and that's. where they needed to be, to be right by. Samantha's side once she was brought in. I'm kind of glad that they left for the. hospital because the scene is really. gruesome, to say the least. Now, according to officials, the golf cart. that had Benjamin, the brother, his son. Benny, and the newlywed couple in the. back was completely mangled. It was on. its side, and the four passengers had. all been launched out of the cart.

All of them were bleeding. They were. fading in and out of consciousness. All but one. Samantha Miller was lying on the ground. on her back, still in her wedding dress, without a pulse. Officers tried their best to perform. life-saving measures, but ultimately it. was too late. Samantha Miller was. pronounced deceased at the scene. She. was only 34 years old. Looking at the scene, it wasn't. difficult for officers to put two and. two together. The golf cart had been.

driving down the road when a gray Toyota. Camry had smashed into the car, sending. every single person in that golf cart. flying. The driver of the Toyota Camry came out. unscathed. What? 25-year-old Jamie Komoroski. stumbled out of the car and she said, "Something hit me. Something hit me.". It's said by neighbors and witnesses. that she saw people laying on the ground.

and she started screaming, "Who? What. happened?". Just hours ago, Samantha was walking. down the aisle. One foot in front of the. other, she was steady. Not just in her. walk, but her conviction to marry this. man in front of her. She was really. happy. Jamie Komoroski also put one foot in. front of another. But she wasn't as steady. It was a. little shaky. And then she almost stumbled. She caught. herself, gained control over her balance. again, and then tried again.

She still had a few more bars to go to. that she still wanted to hit up. And all. she had to do was get in her car. These are not the exact timeline of. events as I believe that's going to come. out during the trial, but I think it's a. the parallel of what's going on is very. chilling. While Samantha walks down the aisle. looking at all these faces tearing up at. her, Jamie got off her shift at the Taco. Boy Mexican restaurant and went for an. after-work function. She starts. drinking. She gets in her car and drives.

to another bar. While Samantha and Eric cut the cake, Jamie downs another drink at the second. bar only to get behind the wheel once. more and go to her third location. While Samantha and Eric share their. first dance as husband and wife, Jamie. was seen by multiple witnesses consuming. copious amounts of beer and shots of. tequila. She's by herself just bar hopping? Yeah. Jamie had gone to like five different. bars that night. People reported seeing. Jamie drunk. They said that she was.

behaving drunk. She was drinking a lot. Yet, she still got behind the wheel each. and every single time. Eventually, she decided it was time to. go home. Except, she was probably so drunk she. didn't even realize that she was heading. in the opposite direction of her house. Oh. She wasn't even supposed to be on. the same road that Samantha and Eric. were on that night. She didn't even live. near them. She's going 65 mph on a 25. mph road called Ashley Avenue.

The same road where the newlyweds were. traveling going speed limit. There is footage from a neighborhood. ring camera of this street. And you can see that there's a golf cart. going pretty slowly. Like you can make. it out. You see the headlights. You see. all the lights on. It's pretty clear to. see and it's it's just kind of cruising. Imagine driving down your local. neighborhood. You're not going to be. speeding it. There could be kids out. There could be stray cats or dogs out. You're not going to be booking it. So,

you see them at a visibly safe speed on. the residential street. And then soon. after you see Jamie's car speeding down. the street. Visibly, it is scary fast. And these two vehicles, they're not. going to pass each other. They're going to collide at 65 mph. Samantha and Eric were sitting in the. open air with their faces to the back of. the golf cart. There was a 3,500 lb vehicle coming. hurling straight at them. I mean,

technically, you can almost see it as. So, one is going 25, the other's going. 65. You can almost assume the first. one's going like standing there and a. car just smashed into them at 40 mph. Straight in their face. And 3,500 lb coming at you like that, I. mean, that's not going to be 3,500 lbs. It's going to be more like 36,000 lb. heavy machinery coming at an unprotected. human body directly. That's like the.

weight of a whale shark. There was. someone who put this situation into. perspective really, really well. They. said that drunk drivers are like. missiles. Once they're launching towards. you, they're locked in and it's hard to. change their direction. Missiles are. designed to kill and destroy. If you're drunk and you're operating. something that powerful, you basically. become in charge of a deadly weapon. But I think the worst part of all this. is Jamie's reaction to the whole thing.

It's like a double slap in the face to. the victim's family. At the scene, Jamie. would tell the officers, "I want my. boyfriend. I want to go home. I did. nothing wrong." So, while Samantha. Miller was found dead at the scene, the. other three were rushed to the hospital. to be treated for their wounds. The ambulance carrying Samantha would. have their lights and sirens turned off. They don't turn on their lights and. sirens because it was too late. It. didn't matter how quickly Samantha got. to the hospital. Wow. She'd already passed. Samantha's mom and sister, who are.

waiting at the hospital, they would find. out from Samantha's dad that she passed. away at the scene. The other three, they. get sent to the hospital. Eric was in. really bad shape. I mean, he was. immediately sent into critical care. He. was knocked out. Like, he was not even. conscious. It's stated that he had open. fractures, massive trauma up and down. his body. He had broken vertebrae. I. believe both of his legs were severely. injured, if not altogether broken. He. sustained brain injuries. One of his. eyes was completely black and purple, and there was blood streaming down his.

face. He could not even open his eyes. He was unconscious for a while, and. Eric's mom, she was handed a clear bag. from the hospital. It had Eric's wedding. band in there. Cuz Eric had to be scanned, he had to be. treated, operated on, and this is just. hours after he put it on. Just hours after he vowed to take care. of Samantha for the rest of his life. Thankfully, he did wake up, and just as. his mom guessed, the first thing that he. asked about was "Where's Samantha? Where's Samantha?" Eric's mom had to.

tell him that she was gone, that. Samantha didn't make it. And Eric was an absolute wreck. He said. later in an interview with that night. was the best night of his life, and he. doesn't remember anything. He wishes he. remembers more, but all he remembers was. Samantha wishing, "I wish today would never end.". And then he woke up in a foggy haze in a. hospital asking, "Where's Sam? Where's. Sam?". He said that Jamie took something from. him that night. She stole an amazing.

human being that should have not been. taken. And I feel like Eric's mom in. that moment, I mean, she had layers of. devastation. Eric's mom was devastated. to see her son injured, and then. devastated to see her son so devastated. at the loss of his newlywed life, but. also Eric's mom herself was devastated. at losing Samantha, too. Samantha was. something special to everyone. You know, they were all excited to have her in the. family. She remembered the first thing. that Samantha ever said to her. It was "Hello, future mother-in-law.".

And if it was maybe anybody else, it. might have come off a little bit weird, maybe a little strong, but both. families, they just really knew that these two. were in love. It was just a matter of. time before they got married. And now this just felt like. some sort of sick joke. They're both having the best day of. their lives, marrying their soulmates in. front of the people they love. I mean, the visual of them leaving on the golf. cart, waving, smiling, getting. teary-eyed from happiness, it's going to.

be burned into everybody's memories. Mandy didn't even get a chance to ask. Samantha, "Did you like the wedding. cake?" Benjamin, Samantha's brother, was. also extremely injured. He had separated. joints in his hip. He had two broken. vertebrae in his back. He had severe. road rash, which is when you slide. across the pavement so quickly and with. so much force that your skin is. basically shaved off. He had to be sent to the burn unit. during his recovery. He had to undergo. multiple surgeries to clean out and.

patch up his injuries. And thankfully, the nephew Benny, he was okay. He only sustained some cuts and bruises. along with a concussion, which makes it. sound like a concussion isn't bad, but. it's really bad. But compared to the other three victims, it could have been a lot lot worse. Eric and Benjamin were in such bad shape. that it was originally believed by many. that at least one of them wasn't going. to make it through the night. Thankfully, they both survived. So, while the medical teams are doing. everything to help the wounded, officers.

arrive at the scene and it's pretty. obvious that Jamie was messed up. I. mean, they could smell the alcohol that. just permeated from her skin. It's like. a perfume at this point, not even just. from her breath. They asked her where she was headed. She. said, "Home.". Like I said, she was heading in the. opposite direction of her home. Why do I. Why do I feel like she's not heading to. home then? Like. Yeah. Is she heading to another bar? thing. Yes. I don't know. That's weird. Did you Did you have anything to drink.

tonight? No. I had two drinks, one beer and a drink. What kind of drink? Like a tequila. pineapple an hour or so ago, which is. just tequila with pineapple juice. Okay, on a scale of 1 through 10, how. drunk are you? One being completely. sober and 10 being the most drunk that. you've ever been. Eight. After that, Jamie immediately asks for. an attorney. Now, none of this is adding. up. If she went to that many bars before. the crash, it's hard for me to. personally believe that she only had a. beer and a tequila pineapple. I mean,

maybe she could be super lightweight, but like I don't believe it. They didn't. do a test right there? She wouldn't let. them. Oh. She was driving in the wrong. direction. I feel like that's very. telling. And that's not to say that. she's purposely lying or misleading the. police, but if it does come out that she. had way more to drink than that, which. is what everybody believes and what her. BAC levels show, then she could have. been so drunk. that she didn't even know what was going. on when she's responding to these. questions. Maybe she blacked out and. truly didn't remember having so many.

drinks, which in and of itself is. another huge, huge problem. She knew she was drunk, but she also. knew that she wanted to go into. self-preservation mode and get an. attorney and refuse a sobriety test. Mhm. Yeah. Instead, she asked multiple. times if her boyfriend could come. She. said she wanted her boyfriend and there. is no mention of her boyfriend being an. attorney. And when officers asked why. she wanted her boyfriend, she couldn't. really say for what. She just refused to complete any of the.

sobriety tests that they requested. So, what do they do? They try to lift her. feet to her arm. Yeah, it's uh interesting. What does. that mean? They try to lift up one of. her legs Uh-huh. in like almost a. kicking motion and she's basically a. ragdoll. Like if if someone does that to. you slowly, you're able to balance. Right. be like, uh what are you doing? But. you're able to balance, right? She was. basically a ragdoll because she. immediately lost her footing and nearly. fell. Uh. Jaime was arrested at the scene. She had. to be reminded three times of why she.

was being arrested. And I don't think. that this is a situation of Jaime being. combative. Like, why are you arresting. me? What authority do you have to arrest. me? Like, on what grounds? I don't think that's what it was, but. more so, she has no idea what's going. on. She's like, why am I getting arrested? Yeah. Okay. Which honestly, I don't know which one. is worse. Once they get her to the. police station, officers give Jaime. another chance to take a breath test and. she refuses again. She simply asks for. her boyfriend and her father.

The officers had to get a literal. warrant from the judge to force her to. get her blood tested. The results came. back as three times over the legal. limit. At levels like that, it was 0.261. for anyone who's into the BAC levels, or. if you know what that number exactly. means, but. typically, levels like this, a lot of. people are barely conscious, much less able to operate a vehicle. and/or heavy machinery.

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the very beach that she got married on, that was the main thought that everybody. had in their mind. Why do bad things. happen to good people? And some people just said that Samantha. had this gravitational pull. You know, there are just some people out there, for whatever reason, sometimes the. reason itself is unclear, you know, but. you just want to be around them. Maybe. they have a good energy. Maybe when you. talk, it seems like they genuinely are. listening to you and not just filling. the silence. And it's hard to pinpoint,

but you feel like a magnet. You feel. like you just want to hang out with. them. And Samantha Miller was that. magnet. People said she just had this. very bright air around her. You couldn't. even look away when she's in the room. She would be the type to go run errands, go grocery shopping, pick out the. prettiest, freshest bouquet of flowers. in the entire store. Go to checkout, and when everything is. paid for, she's about to walk out, she. would hand the bouquet over to the. cashier, a complete stranger, and say,

"For you. Have a nice day.". That was Samantha Miller. I'm sure like. every couple, they fought, they had. their down times, but the two met in. 2019, moved across the country twice to. be with each other. They adopted a kitten, and started. making plans to get married and start. their own family. They live near Folly. Beach. This was Samantha's favorite. beach in the whole wide world, and they. would walk down to the beach at least. once a day. They were at that beach every single. day. And at Samantha's vigil again,

people just couldn't stop asking, "Why. do bad things happen to good people?". That's also what Jamie's dad told her. when she was sitting in her prison. uniform staring at her hands, and she. told him, "I just don't know why this. had to happen to me. Oh my god, I just. can't believe this happened to me. Why. me? I'm going to be here for years and. years and years.". That's what she said? Yeah. And her dad responds, "Because bad things happen to good.

people, honey.". And again, you know, bad things happen. to wonderful people, and that's what. happened. Now you have to make the best. of the situation. Her father reassures her that this was. all fate. It's already happened, there's. nothing they can do to change it, and. now they just need to focus on their. best to overcome it. If anything, this will help her become a. better person. Listen, if you need. someone to pass away in order for you to. become a better person, in my humble. opinion, you're just not a good person.

Also, how does bad things happen to good. people even apply to Jamie in this. situation? A bad thing didn't happen to. her, she did the bad thing. And whether. or not she's a good person, I mean, I. guess that part is up for debate, right? At first, Jamie is responsive. She's. listening, nodding her head, listening. to her dad. But then she would slip back. and remember all the hard, bad things. that she was dealing with. They're just. just chatting in prison? Yeah, FaceTime. call, basically. It's like the prison.

video call system. Oh. Yeah, which is available online to see. So, they were chatting and was recorded? Yeah. And this is everything they said. This they had no idea, I'm assuming, that this would be public information. Jamie would, um, have these screaming. fits. So, I I listened to a lot of their. phone conversations. She would just have. these screaming fits. I'm not sure how. to categorize them, and I tried really. hard to understand where Jamie is coming. from, just like trying to have a little.

bit of nuance on both sides. I'm pretty close to Jamie in age. I also. struggle with anxiety and depression, which is what Jamie said she struggled. with. And I don't have an alcohol addiction. problem, but considering all of that, these screaming fits. I truly can't imagine anyone that I have. in my life, myself, I can't imagine. someone my age throwing these screaming. fits. It's like screaming bloody murder. It's not even angry.

though? She's like, ah, like screaming. We would everything. we can. Dad, WHAT DO THEY KNOW? YOU GOT. And it's odd because her parents her. parents' reaction is very, very odd. They just kind of focus on calming her. down. The minute she starts screaming, they're almost using this soft, babyish. voice with her. It just felt very. inappropriate. But the most intriguing call to me was. Jamie complaining to her dad. on the phone about how much media. coverage this case was receiving.

Jamie asks him why the media is so. involved in the case. It just like makes. me scared that the media is so involved. in it. Why are they so involved in it? Like. He states it's most likely because the. story sells. And Jamie gets frustrated and she. states, "But that's not going to help me.". But that's not going to help me. Like. oh my god, that's going to be so bad. when I get out. Everybody's going to be. so mean to me. Wow. What What is that?

There's no sense of. what happened, but everything is about. how does that impact her self-being. Okay, so. I saw some clips on TikTok where Jamie. sounds a little bit more remorseful when. talking to her parents, and she's. apologizing to her parents. I'm not. exactly sure for what, whether she's. apologizing for what she's done, which I. don't think is the case, or if she's. apologizing for putting her parents in a. situation that's this stressful, but I.

do see some sympathy for Jamie out. there, which I think is very interesting. to me. Um I see a lot of people bringing. up alcohol addiction. I know someone who. struggles with alcohol addiction, and trust me, they're not drunk driving. Alcohol addiction does not equate to. drunk driving. It's still a choice that. she made, and yeah, alcohol does impair. judgment, but it's still a choice that. she made, and someone died because of. that choice. Anyway, during one call, her dad tells. her more information about what happened.

is coming out. And Jamie, in almost this teenager. voice, she's 25. Please keep this in. mind. She's 25. She's a full-grown. adult. She says, "Such as?". Your BAC levels, your blood alcohol. levels. But that just makes me even more scared. of the future and everything. Jamie, your future is going to be fine. Your future is something that we can't. do anything about. Your future is going. to be okay. We can just work with what. we have. Other notable parts of conversations are. when Jamie keeps telling her parents, or.

herself, I don't really know, that she's. not a threat to society. She's trying to get out on bail. And at one point she says, "I'm. wondering when the heck I'm going to get. my coloring pencils?". What is she doing with that? Just bored? color, yeah. And she also whines, "Dad, I'm not a bad. person. I'm not a bad person." Her dad. softly tells her to quiet down and she. starts screaming that it's all over. because her boyfriend and her cat will. be gone when she gets out. And she.

screams, "Oh my god. Oh my god. I'm. going to be here for years and years and. years and years and this is just a. terrible, terrible accident. I still. don't understand why this had to happen. to me. I just don't understand." Her dad. tells her, "Baby, terrible things happen. to good people. It's just what happens. Listen to me. It's not terrible. It's. really terrible." To which Jaime starts. screaming, "Okay, Dad. I know that.". Her dad tries to calm her down and says, "But but it's going to be hard. It's not.

going to be easy. We have today. We have. tomorrow. We don't worry about. yesterday." "Okay, Dad." "I mean it was. a golf cart. Like golf carts shouldn't. be allowed on the freaking road. Why me? Why me? Why me of all people? Why me? I. don't understand. Like this could have. happened to so many other people.". And it was a golf cart. I know, honey. We know, honey. It's all right. I mean it shouldn't be allowed on the. freaking road. I just it could have happened to anyone.

Like why me? Like why me of all people? Why me? I don't understand. Like this could have happened to so many. other people. In another part Jaime asks her parents, "What I'm saying is what I'm just. wondering is like so like are you and. Mom going to pick me up. when I get bail? I'm just excited to get some answers. Another clip is Jaime saying, "I'm not a.

bad person. And like it could have. happened to anyone. It was just a freak. accident. It's not like I'm going out. and shooting people on on purpose. It. was an accident. I don't think I'll be. going to like prison or anything.". She does not believe that she's going to. prison. Her mom in a soft voice just goes, "That's great, baby. That's great." And. I'm just when all this is done and I can. just be happy. It said that Jaime also. constantly complained about her living. situation in the detention center, which.

I always think it's very fascinating. when people do this, okay? Obviously, if. you're being abused, tortured, assaulted, or any sort of that against. your human rights, that's not what I'm talking about. That. is a legitimate complaint. But when. people like Jaime complain about things. such as not having control over the TV. remote, not being given a yoga mat to do. crunches, it's kind of a situation where I wonder.

where was the common sense? It's a. detention center. It's not the Four. Seasons. It's pretty expected that you're not. going to have control over what you can. consume and what you can't in terms of. entertainment. It's. It's not a There's no concierge. You're. not going to get a yoga mat. She also. allegedly complained about being. unsatisfied with the food options. She. didn't like the hot dogs or the. meatballs or the bread. A lot of people said compared to real. prison food, this is this is good stuff.

At one point, she said she was given two. hot dogs with no buns or condiments. And it was, and I quote, "So bad. It's. so bad.". So, Jaime is in her cell crying, not. about what she did, but crying about her. life and how shitty it was and why this. all had to happen to her. That's crazy cuz it it just seems like. she has no idea of what's going on. She. doesn't even know how bad she up. and what's about to come. It's the. feeling, right? Like she's about to get. some real reality check. Yeah. If this.

keeps going on, right? And she's in a detention center right. now. Just wait till prison. That's it's going. to be crazy for her. Yeah, on the bright side there were a. few things that she liked about the. detention center. The cookies. She said. this about the cookies that they gave. out during snack time. She said, "These. cookies that they give you at this jail, I'm going to start buying them when I. come home. I'm not kidding.". She says, "I'm not kidding.". Oh, and she really likes their soap. She. talks about their soap. She really likes.

the soap in jail. Okay, I mean it's so clear to me what's. wrong here. Even Jaime's actions in the. beginning of this case sound to me. it's just someone who is waiting for. someone to come clean up her mess. And then when she was arrested, she. asked for her boyfriend and her dad. I. mean, asking for an attorney, I'm always. a supporter of that, but it's just it. feels to me she thinks that someone is. just going to come and save the day. And. that's maybe what they always do. This. is why I'm a firm believer in letting.

people learn the idea of consequences. when they're kids because the. consequences typically don't involve. other people and don't involve people's. lives when they're young. But I feel. when parents constantly teach their kids. that they're going to be saved and. they're not going to have consequences. and that they're the most important. person in the room, you get someone like. Jaime. I'm not saying that her parents. should just abandon her and I'm not. saying that her parents aren't also. negatively impacted and saddened by. this. But listen to the conversation. At one point, Jaime apologizes to her.

parents. And like I said, I don't know. if she's apologizing for her actions or. for the situation that her family is in. It's unclear. But her dad literally. tells her, "Listen, Jaime, you don't. need to be sorry. There's nothing to be. sorry about. It was a tragic accident. You didn't do anything on purpose. I'm so sorry. Jamie, listen. There's nothing to be sorry. about. It's a tragic accident. You did not do anything on purpose. It.

was a tragic accident, okay? All right, you don't need to tell me. ever that you're sorry for what. happened. Do you understand? That wasn't. the first time that they had a. conversation like this, either. Anytime. she tries to apologize to her parents, they stop her and say that she has. nothing to be sorry about. I feel like. they're all in for a very rude rude. awakening. Again, I'm not saying they. should hate or abandon their daughter, but they can still love their daughter, support her, pay for her attorney fees. that only mafia members can afford, but. still make very, very, very clear to her.

that what she did was wrong and. terrible, and that she's at fault, and. now she's got to face the consequences, and when she gets out, they'll be with. her. They'll help her. Even the phrasing of Jamie's words to. her parents, it's always why me? Me, me, me, me, me. I'm going to be here for. years and years and years. And it's just. so odd that she's complaining that her. life is over when literally someone's. life was over. Someone died. And it's odd that she and. her family, at least to the public. knowledge that we have, speak very.

little, if not at all, about what. happened. It's all about Jamie and what's going on. with Jamie and Jamie's cat and Jamie's. boyfriend, and oh my god, everyone's. going to be so mean to her because the. media keeps talking about it. There are. no mentions that I could find of any of. the remaining victims or their families. We don't really know too much about. Jamie. I mean, no one's really come. forward to talk about her character or. if she was a great person or not. Not. saying that there's no people that can. do that, but just not many other than.

her family that have come out to talk. about her. So, all we have are her. records and these phone conversations, and they paint a pretty damning picture. Jamie grew up in Jersey. Allegedly, her. dad is a very successful. multi-millionaire businessman. Eventually, she would move to South. Carolina to attend college. And after. graduating, she starts working at this. local Mexican restaurant called the Taco. Boy. All we could really find about her. personal life comes from her Instagram, which again is not a good or very.

accurate depiction of one's personal. life, but it does seem that she does. enjoy a good party. Which is not abnormal for a recent. college graduate, but. there are quite a bit of photos of her. with them in her hand or either alluding. to alcohol. But one picture that has gone a little. bit more viral is from her Instagram. from 2015. She's sitting in the car in. the driver's side, and the caption just. reads, "You got to trust your instincts. and let go of regret." This post did not. age well. A lot of people were. commenting things like, "Well, this is.

up now." Others pointed out, "Let's not do that." The other only. personal thing that we know is Jamie was. seeking treatment for anxiety and. depression before the crash. Again, this does not make you make the. decision to drink and drive. So, it's apparent that she is having. some sort of trouble, some sort of. struggle in her life. Her parents even. acknowledge that she had addiction. issues when it came to alcohol, and they. wanted her to seek treatment in rehab. But this wasn't even Jamie's first.

driving violation. There are some rumors. that she had previous DUIs. They weren't. DUIs. They were just traffic violations, moving violations. Prior to the crash, Jamie had four traffic violations. And. again, she's only 25, so that's a lot. From 2018 to 2019, she received three. speeding violations. And then on April. 5th, 2023, just weeks before Samantha. was killed, she pled guilty to failure. to use a turn or stop signal. There is. another detail from Jamie. It's It's more so. from her family's past that gets brought.

up a lot in correlation with this case. On March 28th, 2013, Tracy Komoroski, Jamie's mom, was driving in an area. where firefighters were battling this. huge fire. Jeffrey Schuerer was a firefighter. trying to put out that said fire. He was. partly in the street when he was hit by. Tracy's car. Wait, wait, wait. He was. where? Partly on the street. He was standing. there? Yeah. Well, he was hosing down a fire. What? Now, this was definitely an.

accident. Tracy was not drunk. It was. proven that there were lots of smoke and. poor lighting. So, Jeffrey was almost. impossible to see. No one is really. questioning that part. The part that is. getting to netizens is that Jeffrey's. family feels like there was no justice. because Tracy, Jamie's mom, apparently. didn't face any consequences even though. the police said that they would be on. top of it. So, just like in Jamie's case, a lawsuit. was made against Tracy saying she was. negligent enough to not slow down. knowing that there was there was a lot.

of firefighter activity in the area. And that caused her to kill Jeffrey. Tracy ended up having to pay $100,000 in. settlements signaling to a lot of. netizens that the court must have found. her negligent in some regard to have. this sentence go through. So, I'm not. sure how to stand on that. It's It's not. Jamie's actions and it does seem to be a. true accident from at least Jamie's. mom's perspective, but netizens speculate that maybe the. family has such a nonchalant attitude to. Jamie's case because they've already.

been through something like this and. they've paid $100,000 and they were. fine. Maybe they believe that as long as you. pay up, you'll avoid true punishment. like jail time. There's no way to know for sure unless. they admit it themselves, which I don't. see why they would ever do that. But, netizens found a lot of similarities. regarding these instances and I just. felt like it was worth mentioning. Three months after her arrest, Jamie's. bond hearing comes up and she tells the. judges that she's not a flight risk nor.

would she be a threat to others. Samantha's family were also there to. appeal to the judge. Samantha's father. said, "Bonds are meant for people to. spend time with their family, right?". He's pointing out that it's ironic. considering he will never have that. luxury again. He will never be able to. see Samantha ever again. He's saying if and when Jamie serves her. time, she will still have the. opportunity to spend the rest of her. life with her family afterwards. Samantha's father also states that Jamie. is a danger to society, and he questions.

what's going to happen if Jamie starts. drinking again. How many people are. going to get hurt then? Samantha's other. brother, Nathan Miller, told the judge. that Jamie's actions of driving down a. narrow residential street while drunk at. night at that speed is so careless that. there almost had to have been an. intention to hurt someone. He states the alcohol is not the. problem. The problem is Jamie herself. She is not responsible enough to be. trusted. She's not trusted to show up. back in court, not trusted to not hurt. anybody else, and not trusted to not.

drink. They bring up the fact that Jamie had. prior court dates that she did not. attend for previous traffic violations, which proves that she cannot be trusted. to show up in court if she gets out on. bail. Samantha's siblings stated that if. Jamie is released, the next victim could. just as easily be anybody else's loved. ones in that very courtroom. Lisa, Samantha's mom, said, "She didn't. just kill my daughter. She killed all of. us.". On Jamie's side, her father stood up to. speak. He gave his condolences to the families. involved and told them that he can't. even grasp how painful this must be for.

them. He states that he knows she will not. flee if she is released. He also states. that she is in a transformative part of. her life right now. The screaming fits on the phone, I. guess, are transformative. exercises. He said she understands that her. circumstances may help other people with. their addiction problems and keep them. from ending up like her. If she is. released, they plan to directly put her. in a recovery center for a period of. time determined either by the judge or.

for as long as the workers at the center. seem fit. Their attorney also got an addiction. specialist to speak on how they've seen. people in these situations before. battling addictions and have overcome it. and become better people. Mhm. And that. she has hope for Jaime to do the same. Here's my thing. I was on Reddit and a. lot of people who do struggle with. addiction are really offended by how. this case is being presented by Jaime's. side. Okay. They're using addiction as their.

fighting point. Mhm. And they're making. it about all people with addiction. Addiction is a crisis that is affecting. so many lives. But no, the problem is. not addiction. It is a problem, but this. is not the case's problem. It's still. drunk driving. Yeah. So it's just it. feels really gross to people that are. battling their own struggles right now. Yeah, they're trying to make addiction. the villain rather than her. Yes. And. it's like well no, you But then that. also just shows more of her. disregarding her behavior. Yeah. She's.

still not acknowledging what she did was. what caused this. Yeah. So that's makes. it even worse. And I think without these phone calls, I think people would have been a bit. more sympathetic of okay, maybe this. truly is addiction. She made a. horrendous horrendous choice that nobody. should ever make. Maybe she can try to. grow. Mhm. But these phone calls show. she doesn't want to. That's my opinion. She doesn't want to. So part of the leaked phone calls that. Jaime had with her father and okay, well, the the phone calls weren't.

necessarily leaked. There's an FOIA that. was filed by media outlets. It's a. Freedom of Information Act. Media. outlets requested voice and video calls. between the Komoroski family be released. to the public. Yeah. Which is a thing because all video. and phone calls in jail that are not. with your attorney are recorded, and. they are technically can be public. information. There is one part in the phone call. where her dad tells her that if she gets. out on bail, she will need to go to.

rehab. She's nodding, but her eyes seem. so over it. She looks like a teenager. being told to clean her room. She. responds very enthusiastically, "Okay. How long is that?". 4 to 6 weeks. She rolls her eyes. I'm talking bug eye roll. Like not even. a small light quick one. I'm talking. full like uh. from there to go to alcohol rehab.

All right? Okay. That's part of it. All right? How long is that? 4 to 6 weeks. All right. Well, listen. If it helps the case, then I'll do it. Might help you a little, too. Sure. See? Well, yeah, you know, so.

She seems visibly disinterested. So, clearly, if she gets out and goes to. rehab, I personally don't think that. she's going to change, and that's. terrifying. It also just shows a lot how. she became this way. Yes. Like through the parenting and their. interactions. Yeah, I I did see some. people sympathizing with the parents and. saying things like, you know, her. parents are also victims in this because. they're losing their loved ones, and. everyone's affected, but I think how she. got here is crazy. Yeah. I mean, if you.

I'm sure most of our parents would have. not responded like that. Yeah. Let's just be honest. I don't know if the judges saw all of. that, but she was denied bail. She can. only get bond now if they don't set a. trial date before March 2024. And even. then, she'll be given a a. bond, constant monitoring of her BAC. levels, and house arrest. Jamie burst into tears when she heard. that she wasn't getting bond. Which to me, I guess, signals that she. truly believed that she was somehow. going to get out of this. Now, I do want. to be fair and mention that there are.

times that Jamie expresses remorse for. what has happened, but most of it is. accompanied by her saying that she. doesn't want to be in jail for a long. time. Overall, it seems that Jamie is a lot. more genuine and authentic when she's. complaining about being in jail. Netizens have pointed out that her. response reeks of privilege, as if she's. frustrated that saying sorry isn't. enough. That's That is the energy she. gives in a lot of these conversations. Like, I said sorry, what more do you.

want from me? Is the energy. She talks. in the recordings like someone who. didn't do anything that wrong and is. being wrongfully persecuted. And her parents seem to be feeding her. delusion that she's not at fault. So, while Jamie was upset at being denied. bond, Samantha's family, they felt peace. of mind and soul. They said that now they don't have to. worry about Jamie being a danger to. society. Samantha's mother, Lisa, said, "Jamie created havoc in everyone's. lives. I don't think that 3 months spent.

in jail, I mean, 3 months is nothing. It. seems like yesterday for us. Why should. she get out and just go about her merry. way?". So, yeah, why should she be free and. live her best life? Her daughter is gone forever because of. Jamie's choice. There have been other developments in. this case. One that was really. unexpected was a sheriff is under fire. During conversations Jamie has with her. boyfriend, like video calls, it sounds. like she's getting special treatment. from Sheriff Kristen Graziano. Which, if.

you think Sheriff Kristen is just out. here supporting all inmates, I don't know. I honestly don't know. So, Jamie is saying things like, "Oh, the. sheriff is going to like try and help. me. The sheriff said that she seen cases. like mine and they get out. The sheriff. thinks that I don't belong in prison, blah, blah, blah. It's weird. Her The. sheriff helped her meet her parents when. they weren't allowed to meet at a time. or something like that. She's just. alluding to all these things that the. sheriff is doing for her. Yeah, but like my dad said not for you. not to like talk to anyone about like.

this or anything, but um. the deputy sheriff, it's like whatever, like the head person of Charleston. County, I met with her today. And she's like trying to help me out. That's good. And she like is like, "You don't need to. like I don't want you in here. Like you. should be with your family. Like blah, blah, blah.". So, that's like really good. Now, Sheriff Kristin, her previous scandal.

that I could find about her was she was. under fire by local congresswoman for. quote troubling and tragic deaths of. inmates the moment that she took office. So, after the sheriff got into office, a. bunch of inmates had some troubling and. tragic deaths while they were being. held. Tragic death? Yeah. Okay. Yeah. So, Sheriff Kristin responded that. these deaths happened at the hands of. the county's contracted medical provider. and not her. She claims that these were. also some concerns that she had that she. had been trying to share with her. superiors, but she was constantly.

ignored. So, this was like a mini. scandal for Sheriff Kristin, right? But. now she's under fire for the. conversations Jamie was having where it. sounds like she's getting special. treatment from the sheriff and how the. sheriff is telling her all of these. things. In some of the calls, Jamie. reportedly refers to Sheriff Kristin. just by her first name and even stated. that Sheriff Kristin is going to try and. help her get out, which side note, sheriffs have no legal holding over who. gets out on bail. Now, sometimes when Jamie would talk. about the sheriff, her dad would kind of.

hush her to tell her to stop discussing. these things. Mhm. The sheriff's office said that this is. not special treatment and Sheriff. Graziano is always visiting inmates and. maybe Jamie got the wrong idea. But. here's what's interesting. Well, actually two things that are. interesting. The first being that. Sheriff Kristen does have connections to. Jamie's family. Apparently through one. of Jamie's lawyers. I don't know how. Sheriff Kristen is connected to that. lawyer. Maybe they're both clients of. this.

expensive mafia lawyer. I don't know. Maybe it's a friend of a friend. But it does seem like there's some sort. of connection. Does that mean something. is happening behind the scenes? I have. no idea. We don't know that, but the. connection was just allegedly out there. After articles were published of Jamie's. special treatment in jail by the. sheriff, more freedom of information. requests were made to get more footage, but they were denied by the sheriff. Gray Television, a media company, would. actually sue Sheriff Kristen for that.

The belief by some netizens being that. clearly the sheriff has something to. hide. I mean, so far the phone calls have been. really damning for Jamie. What is the. sheriff? Like she has no skin in the. game. Mhm. Unless she does. Yeah. The. sheriff's office said any additional. release of the tapes may affect the. defendant's privacy, her safety, and her. right to a fair trial. These are. exceptions that all fall under the. guidelines that allow a government. agency to refuse an FOIA request. On July 10th, a court hearing took place. over the other recordings that hadn't.

been yet released to the public and the. judge sided with Gray Television. And a. lot of it fell on the fact that when. inmates are in conversations with family. or loved ones, there are signs above. each phone and tablet that visibly state. all calls are recorded. Judges stated that inmates immediately. consent to being recorded the moment. that they pick up the phone. Which means there is no reason for why. the sheriff's office should be. withholding the calls from being. released to the public since they are. considered public records. No privacy is.

breached by releasing them. Yeah, and. and Yeah, exactly. Why was Sheriff even. trying to protect these information? It. This is not even their job to protect. their privacy. Like, what? Mhm. You know, these are you know And like, when have we ever heard a sheriff caring. about a citizen's privacy, especially an. inmate's privacy? I've never heard of. that in my life. Like, you think there's. sheriffs just out there like, "No, inmate privacy.". Exactly. That's the hill I'm going to die on.

It's weird. So, is there new videos or Yeah, so a. lot of the ones that we talked about are. some of the released ones. Oh, those. were later released. Yeah. Obviously, this would have been a. different case if she was talking to her. lawyer, but there was no attorney-client. privilege amongst families. So, yeah, in. the end, Sheriff Kristen Graziano is. expected to pay Gray Media $33,000. to cover their legal fees of. Wow.

taking this to court. I have no idea how to feel about this. whole part, mainly because I'm scared of. sheriffs, but ultimately, even if there. is no special treatment being given, Sheriff Kristen is only helping give. Jamie more reason to believe that she. herself is the victim in this situation. And that kind of bothers a lot of. people. As of now, Eric has filed a. wrongful death suit against Jamie and. the restaurants that she went to that. night. Eric and his attorneys argue that. the restaurants that Jamie went to to.

drink are responsible for over-serving. her drinks while she was already drunk. The lawsuit details that the businesses. were setting, quote, events into motion. for the day to turn deadly. Basically, they're saying that when the. bars saw Jamie super intoxicated, it was. their duty to not allow her to keep. drinking. The The The claims also state. that these bars did not properly train. their staff in order to prevent. over-serving, and that they should have. known that Jamie was drunk and she was. going to drive. I've seen mixed feelings about this.

online about whether or not the bars. should be held liable for this. And. while I agree that staff can always be. better trained to not serve alcohol to. people who are already intoxicated, I. think the idea that the staff knew she. was going to drive is interesting. I. think it's going to be a bit of a. challenge to prove in court. But. regardless of how netizens feel about. the establishments and their roles in. all of this, bars can be legally liable. for a person who gets involved in a DUI. crash if it was found that they were. overserved at that restaurant or that. establishment. So, if an establishment.

that serves alcohol sees that someone is. drunk, it's said that they should stop. serving them alcoholic drinks. They can. call a cab for them, offer them food and. water instead, and notify management. So, there is options in place to help. prevent drunk driving. I think the hard. part would just lie in the fact that the. lawyers on Eric's side will need to. prove that the staff knew that she was. overserved and knew that she was going. to drive. Maybe it's easier to prove. against the bars near the end of her bar. hopping journey, I wonder, right? Different legal experts have weighed in.

and one of them said, "Even though the lawsuit makes sense, it's risky when it comes to accusing the. restaurants." So, yeah, the restaurants. likely have the finances to pay up in. the lawsuit, but providing evidence that. the restaurants knew she was drunk is. going to be pretty difficult to prove. Not impossible, but difficult. Also, I don't know if Eric is doing this. for money. It doesn't seem like he's. doing it for money. Though sometimes. sometimes I think lawsuits just kind of. have a correlation with, "Ah, this. person wants money, right?" Eric's.

attorneys mentioned how it's a privilege. for businesses to be able to serve. alcohol. It's not a right, and they need. to do it responsibly. The lawyer states that he hopes this. lawsuit will just give more. establishments that, "Oh, okay. I really. need to take this more seriously." And. it'll give citizens the courage to step. in and stop someone from drinking and. driving. I think the lawsuit against Jamie is. should be easier. But some say she herself doesn't have. much money. What would she even be able to pay Eric.

and Samantha's family? And again, not. that they want money, but this is just. going to be another thing where Jamie is. let off without any real consequences. Even if she is sued and found guilty of. a wrongful death, what money can she give? Yeah. And again, I just want to mention it. doesn't seem like they're doing this for. money. I just think it's only fair for them to. receive money from the responsible. parties. Eric had to undergo two. reconstructive surgeries. He has one to. three more scheduled for his left eye.

operations. He had brain bleeds. He was. wheelchair bound for a while after being. released from the hospital. He's lost 20. lb, still feels severe pain from his. injuries, and that's just the physical. aspect. There's so much mental and. emotional trauma to unpack. Meanwhile, Ben, Samantha's brother, he's going to. need a skin graft at some point. He was. unable to walk properly for quite a bit. of time, used a cane to get around. He. has to learn how to walk all over again. And as for Benny, the 17-year-old, I.

mean, physically he was okay, but the. trauma of that night of seeing his loved. ones just. launched from this golf cart on the. ground, I mean, that's going to stay with him. forever. He was only 17 when it. happened. According to the CDC, 37 people a day. die in crashes involving an. alcohol-impaired driver. 37 people a. day. If on average a family is. consisting of four family members, that's almost 10 families gone in a day,

wiped out. That's over a third of. everyone who attended Samantha and. Eric's wedding. Every single day. In 1 year, around 10,000 Americans, so. not on a global scale, just in America, are killed by drunk drivers. So it's just something to think about. And we are also waiting to see how the. trial plays out and what happens to. Jamie. I mean, I just hope that this is another. reminder. Don't drink and drive. But other than that, trying and end it. on like a lighter note, Folly Beach has.

this iconic boat called the Folly Boat. And visitors and residents, they'll. paint it with new messages. Sometimes. it's by season, sometimes it's by month. or by events. And the boat now reads, "Sam and Eric forever.". And there is this beautiful drawing of a. palm tree right next to it. Wow. And that is the end of today's. case. Um please let me know if you guys. want me to stay tuned for any updates on. this one. I don't know. The whole thing is just so.

infuriating. Just if you listen to all of what Jamie. said in prison, it's really hard to even. try and feel like, "Oh, maybe people. change." I'm also going to be listing um. Lisa Miller's GoFundMe in the. description, so please go check that. out. And I'll see you guys on Sunday for. the mini, so stay safe. Bye.