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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the legal alcohol restrict after at least 5 folks 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 close to the Essential Road exit. They say the crash brought on a flat tire and the automotive to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Other callers say the driver was all over the street and now lacking a entrance tire.

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

Staff informed police the motive force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was trying 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 almost fell a number of 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 facing a number of expenses.

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

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