BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- A Hoover, Ala., man is accused of stealing a car and kidnapping a woman in Louisiana, and he told investigators he wanted to experience the game "Grand Theft Auto" in real life, according to reports.

Zachary Burgess, 20, is accused of taking a parked, running truck from Bob Pettit Boulevard in Baton Rouge Saturday and driving away while holding a female passenger against her will, according to NOLA.com. He reportedly drove erratically and hit nine vehicles.

Burgess plays lacrosse on the club team at Auburn University, according to NBC 33 News in Baton Rouge. Lacrosse is not an official university-sponsored sport.

Burgess told investigators that he wanted experience what it was like to play "Grand Theft Auto," authorities told NBC 33. The fifth game in the popular video game franchise was released Sept. 17.

NBC 33 reported that Burgess was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, simple kidnapping and nine counts of hit and run. The station reported that he was released Sunday after posting $80,000 bond.