Clayton police Chief Brian C. Hill charged with DUI

Clayton officials are scheduling a special meeting to discuss what action, if any, needs to be taken after the town's police chief was charged with drunken driving over the weekend.

Clayton police Chief Brian C. Hill was charged Sunday with driving under the influence of alcohol and failing to remain within a single lane. Hill, who has been Clayton's police chief for more than a decade, did not return a phone call or a pair of emails sent to him Thursday.

"The town, of course, regrets hearing something like this for anybody, especially a police chief," Clayton Mayor David Letterman said. "But we're going to have a council meeting and we will see where we go next."

Letterman, who said he was made aware of the incident Wednesday night, has been in contact with the town's attorney. He said town officials want to make sure they do everything that is ethical from the town's point of view and be fair to personnel.

No date had been scheduled for the special council meeting as of Thursday afternoon.

Clayton is adjacent to Smyrna, straddling both New Castle and Kent counties.

Hill, 47, remains on duty.

According to court records obtained by The News Journal, he was driving a 1998 Porsche Boxster shortly after midnight Sunday near Sunnyside Road and Southern View Drive, south of Smyrna.

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