Felony DUI Charged in Head-On Collision

A Summerville man is facing felony DUI charges following a head-on collision early Monday morning.

Darin Anthony Moan, 29, of Summerville, was being held Monday evening at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center. His bond was set at $21,224.50. Felony DUI charges are reserved for cases of significant injury.

Officers responded to St. James Avenue near Devon Forest at 12:45 a.m. Monday to find Moan's White Dodge Ram overturned in the middle of the road. 

The victim, 45-year-old Bryan Douglas Sims, of Greenville, told police that he was driving east on St. James Avenue when Moan's truck hit his car head-on.

According to the initial police report, Sims suffered what appeared to be severe damage to his leg. Patch could not confirm his condition Monday evening.

A witness driving another vehicle told police that his car had nearly been hit by Moan's truck before he swerved out of the way. The man said he looked in his rear view mirror and saw that Moan had hit Sims' car.

Moan told officers that he didn't know what happened. He said he was driving and then, all of a sudden, "I was standing in my truck and it was upside down."

Moan was arrested after failing a roadside sobriety test.

He repeatedly told that he didn't understand why he was arrested, according to officers. He said he'd been drinking at a friend's house, but stopped drinking at 4 p.m. Sunday.

According to police, Moan had a blood alcohol content of 0.14 percent. The legal limit is 0.08 percent.