Bluffton man charged with felony DUI after motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash
A Bluffton man was charged with a felony count of driving under the influence after a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist early Friday morning, according to police.
Gustavo A. Maldonado Antonio, 25, was booked into the Beaufort County jail around 3 a.m. Friday on the charge of felony DUI involving great bodily injury.
The collision happened around 12:15 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Bluffton Parkway and Innovation Drive, less than a half-mile from the Bluffton Police Department headquarters.
“A motorcyclist sustained what is believed to be great bodily injury and was transported to an area trauma center,” department spokesperson Edith Moody said in a text to The Island Packet.
Maldonado Antonio completed field sobriety tests and took a breathalyzer, Moody said. The results of those tests were not provided.
He appeared for a bond hearing Friday morning and was granted a cash bond of $50,000. As of 1 p.m., Maldonado Antonio had not posted bail and remained in custody, according to Beaufort County court records, which showed he had no prior criminal record.
Under South Carolina law, felony DUI involving great bodily injury is punishable by a fine between $5,100 and $10,100 and a prison sentence between 30 days and 15 years.
