Jul 31 (IBNS) It was a car race ‘game–turned-reality’ show when a seven-year-old boy lead police in a ‘need for speed’ fashion in Weber County, Utah, recently.

Responding to reports of a ‘child driving recklessly’, police have indicated that the rugrat ran a stop sign before his apprehension.

The boy stole the car keys and escaped in his father’s white Dodge Intrepid in an attempt to avoid going to church on Sunday morning.

He ran a stop sign and almost hit another driver before leading officers in a low-speed car chase.

He managed to escape the officers, made his way home and ran to hide inside the house. His skills as a driver were under the testing time when a group of police officers started chasing him only to add to their frustration.

Fortunately, no one was hurt but the little boy can’t be prosecuted since he is too young.

The officers tried fruitlessly to stop the child, who reached speeds of about 40 mph, before he stopped in a driveway and ran into his house.

Under questioning by his father, the kid said he didn’t want to go to church.

Police, unable to arrest the child due to his age, had rather urged the dad to keep his keys out of reach.