A man in a stolen car attempted to evade police Sunday afternoon by driving through the UF campus before crashing and being arrested.
Auston T. Pearson, 19, of Ocala, was arrested around 3 p.m. after crashing into a woman's 2003 Nissan on Southwest 34th Street, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report.
The man was noticed acting suspiciously near Toys"R"Us outside the Oaks Mall, said GPD spokesman Lt. Keith Kameg.
The officer, Jeffery McAdams, ran the tags on the car, which was stolen, Kameg said.
When McAdams tried to pull the car over, the man sped off. The officer did not attempt to chase the car but later caught up with the teen when he crashed, Kameg said.
Before the halting crash, Pearson hit a vehicle on Southwest 20th Avenue.
There were no injuries in either crash, according to GPD. The vehicle, registered in Marion County, was reported stolen on Saturday.
