Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to attempt to sell damaged automotive with lacking tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the authorized alcohol restrict after at the very 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 Foremost Road exit. They say the crash triggered a flat tire and the automotive to smoke, however the driver stored going.

Different callers say the motive force was all over the street and now missing a front tire.

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

Workers advised police the driving force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was trying 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 almost fell a number of occasions. Officers say he examined .291 on a transportable breath take a look at.

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

Mattingly is going through a number of charges.

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

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