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Boy, 11, goes on a joyride in stolen cement truck, smashing into two police cars and losing a front tire while driving at 70mph

Boy took cement truck in Dodge Center, Minnesota, after a contractor left the keys inside, police said
He drove five miles east to Kasson before looping back to Dodge Center
He hit two police cars and damaged roads after driving without tire
A witness said the boy, who seemed to be enjoying himself, is 11 years old
He was eventually arrested when he drove into dead end and tried to run
No one was injured in chase which lasted more than an hour on Sunday

Published: 14:23 GMT, 21 March 2016 | Updated: 15:11 GMT, 21 March 2016

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A young boy stole a cement truck and smashed two police cars as he led officers on a high speed chase in Minnesota at speeds up to 70mph, according to the sheriff's office.

The boy, whose name has not been released, stole the cement mixer around 3pm on Sunday from a contractor who had left the keys in the vehicle, police said.

He started on Highway 14, and lost his front right tire at one point, but that didn't stop him from driving through residential streets for more than an hour before he was stopped.

The chase eventually ended when the boy drove into a dead end and was arrested when he tried to flee on foot. No one was injured in the chase.

A young boy, who witnesses say is only 11 years old, went on a joyride in Minnesota on Sunday. He drove up to 70mph and even lost the front right tire (pictured), but he continued for about an hour

A contractor in Dodge Center left the keys in the cement truck, and the young boy sped off on Highway 14. He smashed two police cars (pictured, one from the Kasson Police Department) but no one was injured

The boy's name and age have not been released, but Troy Flatness of Dodge Center told KTTC the suspect is an 11-year-old resident of the city.

Flatness compared the chase to a parade as residents stepped outside to watch the spectacle. He said: 'I betcha he drove around town 6 or 7 times. He was smiling, hooting and hollering...he was having a good time.'

The boy took the cement mixer from a contractor in Dodge Center, and was initially spotted on Highway 14 when a state trooper pulled him over for speeding, according to police.

But he fled and hit a police cruiser, according to the Dodge County Sheriff's Office.

He continued through the streets of the city, located about 80 miles south of Minneapolis, before he drove five miles east to the neighboring city of Kasson.

Police said he sped through gravel roads in Kasson at 70mph and slammed into another police car before he continued south east to the city of Byron.

A video sent in to NBC shows the entire driver's side of the Kasson police cruiser was crumpled as a result.

The boy then looped back and returned to Dodge Center on Highway 14.

Helicopters followed the boy from above, and the chase eventually ended when the boy drove into a dead end and tried to run, Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose said.

He was arrested and taken to a juvenile detention center. He will be charged on Monday.

No one was injured, but the truck caused severe damage to the streets after the boy drove several miles without a tire, according to KIMT,

Dodge Center resident Troy Flatness said the boy is 11. He added: 'I betcha he drove around town 6 or 7 times. He was smiling, hooting and hollering...he was having a good time'

The chase eventually ended when the boy drove into a dead end (pictured) and tried to run away on foot. He was arrested and taken to a juvenile detention center