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 authorized alcohol restrict after at least 5 individuals known as 911.

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

They are saying witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway near the Principal Street exit. They are saying the crash brought on a flat tire and the automotive to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Other callers say the driving force was all over the highway and now lacking a front tire.

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

Staff advised police the driver, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was attempting 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 virtually fell several occasions. Officers say he examined .291 on a portable breath check.

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

Mattingly is going through a number of prices.

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

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