The devastated husband of a
bride who was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver on their wedding night has broken his silence to reveal how the best day of his life suddenly turned into the worst.
Aric Hutchinson told ABC’s
Good Morning America that he is still struggling to “wrap my head around” what happened as he became widowed just hours after marrying the love of his life Samantha Miller.
“I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. That night, going from an all-time high to an all-time low, it’s pretty rough to comprehend,” he said.
On 28 April, Mr Hutchinson, 36, and Miller, 34, got married in a wedding ceremony at Folly Beach,
South Carolina, surrounded by their families and friends.
That night, they were travelling with two others on a golf cart, heading back to their Airbnb when horror struck……..
Choking back tears, Mr Hutchinson told GMA that he doesn’t remember the crash but can’t forget his new wife’s final words.
“The do remember the last thing I remember her saying is she wanted the night to never end,” he said.
He said “I wish I did” recall the crash itself but just remembers waking up in hospital.
“I remember waking up foggy and out of sorts and you could see my Mom’s face and you could tell that something was wrong,” he said.
“I asked her ‘where’s Sam?’ and then that’s when she told me ‘there’s an incident and that Sam didn’t make it.’”
He described how happy Miller and him had been just moments earlier as they celebrated their nuptials.
“She was so happy. I mean, planning a wedding, as most people know, is extremely stressful. And she just had a weird, like, calmness that night,” he said…….
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