Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to sell broken automobile with lacking tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the authorized alcohol limit after at the least five individuals referred to as 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 near the Major Street exit. They say the crash caused a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Other callers say the driving force was all over the road and now lacking a entrance tire.

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

Employees informed police the motive force, 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 say Mattingly smelled of alcohol and nearly fell a number of occasions. Officers say he examined .291 on a conveyable breath test.

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

Mattingly is going through several fees.

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

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