Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to promote broken automobile 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 people referred to as 911.

Officers say the calls started 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 Principal Avenue exit. They are saying the crash caused a flat tire and the automotive to smoke, however the driver kept going.

Different callers say the driver was all around the road and now lacking a entrance tire.

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

Employees informed police the driving force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was attempting to sell 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 virtually fell a number of times. Officers say he examined .291 on a portable breath test.

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

Mattingly is facing a number of expenses.

He is the son of the manager for the Miami Marlins and former professional baseball participant, Don Mattingly.

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