A former elected official faces DUI charges after an accident on West Broad Street yesterday.

Smithville police said that Willy Mike Clayborn, 64, was traveling east on West Broad when he attempted to turn into the Patty’s Restaurant entrance and missed the turn. A report filed by Sergeant Travis Bryant alleges that “on Tuesday, December 6 at approximately 2:44 p.m. I was dispatched to West Broad Street in the area of 710 West Broad Street in reference to an accident that had occurred. Upon arrival I made contact with a black truck off in a ditch. I made contact with the driver and identified him as Willy M. Clayborn. As he stepped out of the vehicle I noticed he was unsteady on his feet and had slurred speech. As I was talking with him, he stated that he had drank 6-8 beers earlier in the day and then left his residence and was attempting to drive to Patty’s Restaurant when he wrecked. He was arrested and transported to the emergency room where he did submit to a blood test."

Clayborn, who served as county clerk in DeKalb from 2002 until 2014 was placed under a $1,500 bond, and will appear in court on Dec. 22.