KITCHENER -- An early morning crash in Toronto has resulted in a Waterloo regional police officer now facing charges of operation while impaired and over 80.

A press release by the Waterloo Regional Police Service said emergency crews were called to Power Street and Adelaide Street shortly after midnight Friday for a crash.

The WRPS release noted that as a result of the investigation, the officer involved in the crash was off-duty and charged.

The three-year-member of WRPS has been suspended with pay as required by the Police Services Act of Ontario.

The officer has a court date in Toronto on Jan. 13, 2022.