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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the authorized alcohol limit after a minimum of 5 people 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 Main Road exit. They are saying the crash brought about a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, however the driver kept going.

Different callers say the motive force was everywhere in the street and now missing a front tire.

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

Workers informed 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 simply been in a crash.

They are saying Mattingly smelled of alcohol and virtually fell a number of occasions. Officers say he tested .291 on a transportable breath test.

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

Mattingly is going through a number of costs.

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

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