JERSEY CITY -- A 41-year-old Hudson County sheriff's officer has been charged with driving while intoxicated after his vehicle jumped a curb and slammed into a bar this weekend in Bayonne, an official said today.

Alexander Ferrer, of West New York, was driving south on Avenue E at 4:19 a.m. on Saturday when his Jeep Grand Cherokee jumped the curb at the southwest corner at 18th Street and slammed into the bar, Bayonne Police Capt. Janine Foy said this afternoon.

Responding police officers smelled the odor of alcohol and arrested Ferrer on the charge of driving while intoxicated within 1,000 feet of a school, Foy said.

Ferrer complained of pain and was taken to Bayonne Medical Center where he was treated and released, Foy said, adding that a blood sample was also taken at the hospital.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash and no other injuries were reported. The fire department responded and deemed the structure to be sound. The city building department was to evaluate it as well, Foy said.

Ferrer has been suspended without pay pending a hearing, an official said.