A West Lampeter Township police officer has been charged with DUI in connection with a one-vehicle crash in Lancaster Township Aug. 22.

Joseph W. Eisenhour, 48, of Lancaster, was charged Wednesday with DUI, careless driving and accidents involving damage to unattended property.

According to newspaper records, Eisenhour has worked for the West Lampeter Township Police Department since 1997.

He has been placed on leave, due to the arrest, according to West Lampeter's township manager.

Eisenhour previously worked five years for Millersville Borough Police Department.

According to a state police affidavit, Eisenhour was driving a 2009 Nissan Xterra south in the 900 block of South Prince Street around midnight Aug. 22.

Eisenhour's SUV went into the left lane, which was closed to traffic, due to a construction project on the bridge spanning the Conestoga River.

The SUV struck two concrete barriers and three orange barrels, causing the right front tire to go flat and moderate damage to the vehicle's front end.

With a flat tire, Eisenhour drove about 2 miles south on Willow Street Pike into West Lampeter Township, before pulling into the parking lot of a business in the 2100 block.

West Lampeter police Officer Thomas Murray was driving north on Willow Street Pike, when he saw the damaged vehicle in the parking lot and pulled over to investigate.

The affidavit said Murray reported finding Eisenhour "staggering next to his vehicle."

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"Officer Murray indicated that it was immediately apparent that the defendant was extremely intoxicated," the affidavit states.

West Lampeter police Sgt. Billy Wilson called the Lancaster barracks of the state police around 12:50 a.m., asking that a state trooper investigate the incident "due to a conflict of interest," the affidavit states.

Trooper James Spencer went to the 2100 block of Willow Street Pike, where he found an apparently intoxicated Eisenhour.

The trooper placed Eisenhour under arrest and took him to the state police barracks where a breath test was administered.

The affidavit states Eisenhour's blood-alcohol content was .212 percent.

The legal limit in Pennsylvania is .08 percent.

Eisenhour has been placed on administrative leave indefinitely, according to township manager Dee Dee McGuire.

The officer will continue to receive pay during that leave, McGuire said.

"Everything has to go through the due process, and that's really all the township can say about this at this time," she said.

Police Chief Brian Wiczkowski referred all questions to McGuire.

Eisenhour could not be reached for comment.