AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A 27-year-old man with eight active warrants was arrested Tuesday for stealing a car, leading Akron Police on a chase that ended after he ran a red light and seriously injured another driver.

According to a release from Akron Police, at around 3:14 p.m., officers responded to a Circle K located in the 1600 block of East Avenue for a report of a stolen car.

When officers arrived, the car owner said he had left his car running and entered the Circle K briefly when an unknown suspect stole his car.

Later, an officer found the stolen car as it was pulling into a parking lot in the 1300 block of Vernon Odom Boulevard, according to the release.

When officers tried to pull him over, the man did not stop and continued driving eastbound on Vernon Odom Boulevard, prompting a

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