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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the authorized alcohol limit after at the least 5 folks referred to as 911.

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

They say witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway near the Foremost Street exit. They say the crash caused a flat tire and the car to smoke, but the driver saved going.

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

They are saying he ultimately stopped at a automotive dealership and appeared “tremendous drunk.”

Employees told 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 say Mattingly smelled of alcohol and nearly fell several occasions. Officers say he examined .291 on a transportable breath test.

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

Mattingly is going through a number of expenses.

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

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