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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the legal alcohol restrict after no less than 5 folks referred to as 911.

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

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

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

They say he eventually stopped at a car 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 virtually fell a number of instances. Officers say he examined .291 on a conveyable 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 expenses.

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

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