Investigators say 20-year-old Jesus Miguel Meza Rosas was driving down San Joaquin Avenue in Tulare just after 7 Friday morning when he ran a stop sign, crashing into the officer.
Investigators say the officer and a passenger in Rosas' car were injured in the crash.
Both were taken to the hospital.
Rosas refused a sobriety test.
He was arrested and booked in the Tulare County jail for felony DUI.