Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to attempt to promote damaged car with missing tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the legal alcohol limit after at least 5 individuals known as 911.

Officers say the calls began coming in round 4:40 p.m. Monday.

They are saying witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway close to the Main Street exit. They are saying the crash prompted a flat tire and the car to smoke, however the driver stored going.

Different callers say the driving force was all over the road and now lacking a entrance tire.

They say he ultimately stopped at a automotive dealership and appeared “tremendous drunk.”

Employees told police the motive force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was attempting to sell his SUV.

Police say he had swelling and scratches as if he had just been in a crash.

They say Mattingly smelled of alcohol and nearly fell several occasions. Officers say he tested .291 on a portable breath check.

Police say inside his SUV, they discovered Four Loko cans and a can of White Claw.

Mattingly is facing a number of prices.

He is the son of the manager for the Miami Marlins and former professional baseball player, Don Mattingly.

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