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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the authorized alcohol restrict after no less than five 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 Predominant Avenue exit. They are saying the crash caused a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Other callers say the driving force was everywhere in the highway and now lacking a entrance tire.

They say he eventually stopped at a automobile dealership and appeared “tremendous drunk.”

Employees advised police the motive force, 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 several occasions. Officers say he tested .291 on a transportable breath take a look at.

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

Mattingly is dealing with several prices.

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

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