Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to attempt to sell broken car with missing tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 times the authorized alcohol restrict after not less than 5 individuals referred to as 911.

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

They say witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway near the Main Avenue exit. They are saying the crash brought on a flat tire and the car to smoke, however the driver stored going.

Different callers say the driver was all over the street and now lacking a entrance tire.

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

Staff instructed police the driver, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was making an attempt 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 almost fell a number of occasions. Officers say he examined .291 on a conveyable breath check.

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

Mattingly is dealing with several expenses.

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

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