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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 times the legal alcohol restrict after a minimum of 5 folks called 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 Fundamental Street exit. They are saying the crash prompted a flat tire and the car to smoke, but the driver kept going.

Other callers say the driver was everywhere in the road and now missing a front tire.

They are saying he eventually stopped at a automotive dealership and appeared “super drunk.”

Workers told police the driver, 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 nearly fell a number of times. Officers say he examined .291 on a transportable breath check.

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

Mattingly is going through several expenses.

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

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