Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to promote damaged automotive with missing tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the legal alcohol restrict after not less than five people referred to as 911.

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

They say witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway near the Principal Road exit. They say the crash precipitated a flat tire and the car to smoke, however the driver saved going.

Other callers say the driving force was all around the highway and now missing a entrance tire.

They say he ultimately stopped at a automobile dealership and appeared “super drunk.”

Workers advised police the motive force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was attempting to promote 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 a number of times. Officers say he examined .291 on a transportable breath check.

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

Mattingly is facing several costs.

He's the son of the manager for the Miami Marlins and former skilled baseball player, Don Mattingly.

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