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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the authorized alcohol restrict after at the very least 5 people 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 close to the Important Road exit. They say the crash precipitated a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Other callers say the driving force was all around the road and now missing a front tire.

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

Employees told police the driving force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was trying to promote his SUV.

Police say he had swelling and scratches as if he had simply been in a crash.

They say Mattingly smelled of alcohol and virtually fell a number of occasions. Officers say he tested .291 on a transportable breath test.

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

Mattingly is going through several charges.

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

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