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Off-duty officer charged with impaired driving

An off-duty Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) officer was charged with impaired driving.

On December 6, at about 11:20 pm, a suspicious vehicle was observed on Highway 115 stopped in a live lane of traffic. 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. The off-duty officer was arrested and is facing charges.

Dave Duffy, age 52, currently assigned to East Division, was charged with Impaired Operation of a Conveyance and Exceed 80 mg. He was later released on an Undertaking.

Anyone with new information about this incident is asked to call Sgt. Kapuscinski of the DRPS Professional Standards Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 4370.

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