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 at the least 5 individuals referred to 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 Essential Street exit. They say the crash induced a flat tire and the car to smoke, however the driver kept going.

Different callers say the driver was all over the road and now missing a entrance tire.

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

Workers told police the motive force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was making an attempt to sell 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 several times. Officers say he tested .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 dealing with several fees.

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

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