11-Year-Old Boy Chased By Cops In His Parents' Minivan After Being 'Inspired' By GTA

Most of us can successfully tell the difference between Grand Theft Auto and real life. The way we drive in GTA, for example, isn’t exactly the way we do it on our way to work.

But that didn’t stop one 11-year-old kid from trying it anyway. He was caught driving his parents’ minivan ‘erratically’ through traffic near Toronto, Canada. His reason for taking the risk? He claims to have been inspired to see what driving a real car was like after finishing a session on GTA. Wow.

The child had no previous driving experience, which makes it even more incredible that he managed not to hit anything solid.

He was caught on Highway 400. Apparently plenty of other motorists were trying to get the boy to stop after witnessing him “travelling all over the highway; in and out of lanes, up and down on speeds,” traffic officer Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said.

When the police caught up with him the boy tried to speed away from the pursuit, then stopped at the roadside before making a break for it when an officer tried to approach on foot. He was caught soon afterwards.

Now we’re not naive enough to question why an 11-year-old was playing an 18-rated game. We’ve probably all been there, or have siblings who have. But to take inspiration from GTA and to then go out and give it a try in the real world? Let’s be thankful no one was hurt and hope the kid has learned his lesson.