Naked Man Hit By Car, Runs From Ohio Troopers

AKRON, OH — A naked University Heights man was hit by a car after running from Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers on Monday morning. The man is currently being treated for non-life threatening injuries, the OSHP said.

Callers reported a wrong-way driver going south on I-77 at about 4:50 a.m. on Monday. Troopers rushed to the scene and located the car described by witnesses, a 2013 silver Kia Optima. The vehicle was being driven by Jovon Dawson, 23, of University Heights.

Troopers tried to stop the car, but Dawnson fled, the Highway Patrol said in a news release. Stop Sticks were deployed by the Stow Police Department and Dawson's Kia was halted on State Route 8.

However, once the Optima was stopped, Dawson allegedly jumped out of his car ran into the woods. He then tried to cross Sullivan Road, according to Fox 8, before running, nude, down the northbound lanes of State Route 8.

While attempting to cross the highway, on foot, he ran into the side of a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The driver of the minivan was not hurt in the collision.

Dawson suffered some non-life threatening injuries, the Highway Patrol said. He was taken to Akron City Hospital.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is still investigating the incident, but they said drug use is believed to be a factor in what happened.

During the pursuit, troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol were assisted by the Stow Police and Fire departments, along with police from Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, and Boston Heights.

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