Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to attempt to sell damaged automobile with missing tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the legal alcohol limit after a minimum of five individuals called 911.

Officers say the calls started coming in around 4:40 p.m. Monday.

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

Other callers say the motive force was all over the highway and now missing a entrance tire.

They are saying he eventually stopped at a automotive dealership and appeared “super drunk.”

Employees informed police the driving force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was making an attempt to promote his SUV.

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

They are saying Mattingly smelled of alcohol and virtually fell a number of times. Officers say he examined .291 on a conveyable breath take a look at.

Police say inside his SUV, they discovered 4 Loko cans and a can of White Claw.

Mattingly is dealing with a number of prices.

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

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