According to an Ottawa Police Service release dated October 16, 2026, Constable Clay Berrea, 25, faces impaired-driving-related charges following an alleged off-duty incident on October 10.

Police say the charges concern operating a vehicle while impaired and operating with a blood alcohol concentration equal to or above 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood.

OPS says Berrea remains on active duty but has been reassigned to administrative duties and is not serving in frontline patrol. The release does not provide a court outcome or describe a separate internal investigation.

The charges are allegations. Berrea is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Source: Ottawa Police Service — OPS member charged, October 16, 2026.

Correction — October 25, 2026: Corrected the source date, added the incident date and removed unsupported descriptions of an internal review. The original publication date is unchanged.