Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to promote broken car with lacking tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the authorized alcohol restrict after no less than five individuals referred to as 911.

Officers say the calls began 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 Principal Avenue exit. They are saying the crash brought on a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, but the driver kept going.

Different callers say the motive force was all over the road and now missing a entrance tire.

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

Employees advised police the driver, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was trying to sell 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 nearly fell a number of instances. Officers say he tested .291 on a conveyable breath test.

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

Mattingly is going through a number of costs.

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

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