I have to say (although drink driving is always wrong) but I bet he had a ball!
Its almost commical but of course someone could have been hurt, but luckily were not.
One does have to ask the question however, why were the keys available? The vehicle should have been immobolised!
A MAN from Colwyn Bay has been handed a suspended sentence and a four-year ban from the roads after drunkenly taking a forklift and driving off in it.
Karl Evans, 38, of Grange Road, pleaded guilty to taking a motor vehicle without owner’s consent, possession of a bladed article in public, and failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
Two police officers were on mobile patrol on September 16, 2025 at about 2am when Evans passed them driving the forklift with a bottle of whiskey in his possession.
Evans was stopped shortly after by the officers on Greenfield Road, and arrested for taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent and failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
Upon searching Evans, officers also found him to be in a possession of a folding pocket knife, for which he was also arrested.
Footage of the incident has been provided by North Wales Police, and can be viewed above.
He was later interviewed in custody in St Asaph, before pleading guilty to the three offences in court.
Evans received a suspended sentence order, comprising unpaid work, a period of alcohol abstinence requirement, and rehabilitation activity.
He was also disqualified from driving for 48 months (four years).
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