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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the legal alcohol limit after no less than 5 people called 911.

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

They are saying witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway close to the Most important Avenue exit. They are saying the crash caused a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, however the driver kept going.

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

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

Employees informed police the driving 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 almost fell several instances. Officers say he examined .291 on a portable breath test.

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

Mattingly is going through a number of costs.

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

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