Texas Man in Forklift Chase Not Competent

A judge has decided a North Texas man accused of stealing a forklift and leading police on an Interstate 30 low-speed chase is not competent for trial.

A court official Wednesday said Timothy Raines of Fort Worth has been ordered to the North Texas State Hospital in Vernon for evaluation.

Fort Worth police say Raines stole the forklift from a construction site on Aug. 13. Several vehicles and patrol cars barely avoided being hit during the chase, at a top speed of 16 mph.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Raines left the forklift in reverse when he hopped off. Police jumped on the forklift and turned it off. Nobody was hurt.

Raines is charged with assaulting a public servant, theft of property, evading arrest and driving while intoxicated.