COPS: Drunk Guy Loses Car Keys, Steals Forklift

What do you do when you lose your car keys???

Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies say for a drunk Rhode Island man, he chose to steal a forklift.

Someone called the cops after seeing a man in a forklift breaking down the fence at Marina Junction in Marathon and then driving down the road toward Sandal Factory on Ocean Terrance.

When a deputy stopped Edward Quinton near 51st Street, the 44-year-old told him he lost his car keys and needed something to drive; since he knows how to drive a forklift, he took it.

When asked about the damaged gates, he supposedly said he'd be able to fix them because “was a genius.”

A Breathalyzer showed Quinton's blood alcohol level was more than twice the limit.

He's charged with DUI with property damage, criminal mischief, burglary and grand theft.

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