Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Comedic actor Chris Kattan was charged with driving under the influence after his car slammed into a highway construction truck on a Los Angeles freeway early Monday , a California Highway Patrol spokesman said . Kattan , 43 , suffered a bloody nose in the crash , but no workers were in the truck , Officer Leland Tang said . `` It could have been a lot worse , '' Tang said . The former `` Saturday Night Live '' cast member failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Los Angeles Police Department 's Van Nuys precinct to be booked on the DUI charge , he said . It is suspected that he was under the influence of an unknown drug , Tang said . A chemical test conducted by police will help identify the drug , he said . Kattan was driving a black 2011 Mercedes on the Ventura Freeway where a California Department of Transportation crew was working just before 2 a.m. when the accident happened , Tang said . Kattan posted a message to fans on his Twitter account Monday afternoon : . `` Those concerned or just adding gossip : I 'm fine , passed all tests , released without bail , have drivers license , cop offered to drive me home '' CNN 's Henry Hanks contributed to this report .
NEW : Chris Kattan tweets `` I 'm fine , passed all tests , released without bail '' . `` It could have been a lot worse , '' California Highway Patrol spokesman says . The actor is suspected to have been under the influence of an unknown drug .