YOUNGSTOWN — A pedestrian was struck by a car while walking on the sidewalk on the South Side Tuesday afternoon, but he had warrants and denied having been struck when he first spoke to police.

Officers were called to West Glenaven Avenue at 2:04 p.m. for a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle and located a man walking through a wooded area between West Glenaven and West Earle avenues. When officers got close enough, they saw that he had blood on his hand and on his shirt and pants, a Youngstown police report states.

The man said he was just walking down the street and passed out because of heat exhaustion. He insisted he had not been hit by a car and was “adamant that he did not have any active warrants,” the report states.

He sat on the grass while officers called for an ambulance to treat the man’s injuries and possible head trauma.

A witness said he or she was cleaning a car when he or she saw a blue vehicle driving in a grassy vacant lot that struck the victim. The force of the impact sent the man “airborne, landing on the grass,” the report states. The vehicle fled the scene, the witness stated.

There were tire tracks in the grass and a pair of sandals left behind, the report states. Ambulance personnel treated the man for his injuries. Officers then discovered the man had two outstanding warrants for his arrest. He was placed in handcuffs and then placed in an ambulance. A Youngstown police officer rode inside with the victim.

On the ride to the hospital, the man said the vehicle that struck him was a blue Kia with a male driver. He said he was walking on the sidewalk on Hillman Avenue when he was struck from the front. He said a female was in the front passenger seat.

After being treated and released from the hospital, he was taken to the Trumbull County jail, where he was booked on his warrants, the report states.

He had a warrant out of Trumbull County for failure to appear on a receiving stolen property charge. He also had a warrant for an alleged parole violation related to a robbery case out of Columbus, the police report states.

The victim’s name was redacted from the report under the requirements of Marsy’s Law, which protects the identities of victims of crime.