Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to promote damaged automobile with missing tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the legal alcohol limit after not less than 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 Major Road exit. They are saying the crash brought about a flat tire and the car to smoke, however the driver saved going.

Different callers say the motive force was everywhere in the street and now missing a entrance tire.

They are saying he ultimately stopped at a automotive dealership and appeared “super drunk.”

Staff advised 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 simply been in a crash.

They say Mattingly smelled of alcohol and virtually fell several occasions. Officers say he examined .291 on a portable breath take a look at.

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

Mattingly is dealing with a number of prices.

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

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