ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – The Cahokia Heights deputy mayor was charged with driving under the influence after a single-car crash early Saturday morning.

Illinois State Police told FOX 2 Demario Helm Sr., 42, was driving alone when his vehicle crashed on Mousette Lane and Sauget Business Blvd. in Sauget, Illinois. Police responded to the crash around 4 a.m. Saturday.

Helm was arrested at the scene and charged in St. Clair County with DUI.

This is not Helm’s first run-in with police, as he was charged in 2015 for aggravated battery against a police officer in St. Clair County.

Helm currently works as the deputy mayor of Cahokia Heights, advising the city’s mayor on city issues and assisting in developing policy, according to the Cahokia Heights website.