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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the authorized alcohol restrict after at least five people known as 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 close to the Essential Road exit. They are saying the crash brought on a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Other callers say the motive force was all around the street and now missing a entrance tire.

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

Staff 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 say Mattingly smelled of alcohol and almost fell several occasions. Officers say he tested .291 on a transportable breath test.

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

Mattingly is facing several charges.

He's the son of the supervisor for the Miami Marlins and former professional baseball participant, Don Mattingly.

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