Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to promote damaged automobile with lacking tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the authorized alcohol limit after at the very least five people called 911.

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

They say witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway close to the Primary Street exit. They say the crash brought about a flat tire and the car to smoke, but the driver stored going.

Different callers say the motive force was everywhere in the highway and now missing a entrance tire.

They say he eventually stopped at a car dealership and appeared “super drunk.”

Workers advised 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 just been in a crash.

They are saying Mattingly smelled of alcohol and virtually fell a number of occasions. 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 facing several charges.

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

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