A Hamilton police officer has been charged with driving with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

Const. Jerome Stewart, 51, was arrested Friday after crashing his car into a parked vehicle, according to a media release.

Police said the collision happened during an "off-duty incident."

The 17-year veteran of the service has been assigned to administrative duties and will appear in court on Aug. 23. Stewart had been working as the media relations officer for Hamilton police.

Stewart's arrest is the second time in the past two days a Hamilton police officer has been criminally charged.

Const. Robert Beck, who has been with the service for 10 years, was charged Thursday with failing to remain at the scene of a collision on Dec. 8, 2017.