A Chattanooga Police officer was injured early Sunday morning when his patrol vehicle was struck by a man who had just left a local bar.

Daniel Allen Upton, 29, of 5531 Browntown Road, was charged with reckless endangerment, vehicular assault, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, reckless driving, DUI, and failure to exercise due care.

Officer J. Ketron was on Highway 127 northbound working a single-car traffic accident. He had his emergency lights on while blocking the right lane of traffic where the disabled vehicle was stopped.

A Dodge Charger driven by Upton then struck the patrol vehicle, injuring the officer in the neck and back. He had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Upton told police he fell asleep just before the wreck.

He said he had been to Mike's Hole in the Wall on Cherokee Boulevard. He said he had two vodkas.

Police said Upton had bloodshot eyes, an unsteady gait and slurred speech.

A blood alcohol test showed him to be at .212 - or well over two times the legal drunk level.

He was given bonds totaling $24,250.