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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the authorized alcohol restrict after at the least five people known 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 Primary Avenue exit. They say the crash brought about a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, however the driver saved going.

Other callers say the driver was everywhere in the street and now missing a front tire.

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

Workers advised police the driving force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was attempting to sell 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 almost fell a number of occasions. Officers say he tested .291 on a portable breath take a look at.

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

Mattingly is going through several prices.

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

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