An off-duty DRPS officer is facing impaired driving charges.

According to the DRPS, a suspicious vehicle was observed on Highway 115 stopped in a live lane of traffic shorlty before 11:30 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 6).

“The vehicle exited on Taunton Road and members of East Division located the vehicle a few hours later on the 5th Concession at Pollard Road (in Clarington),” reads a media release.

Dave Duffy, 52, has been charged with impaired operation of a conveyance and exceed 80 mg.

He was later released on an undertaking.

Duffy is currently assigned to East Division.