Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to sell damaged car with lacking tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the authorized alcohol restrict after no less than 5 individuals called 911.

Officers say the calls began 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 Fundamental Avenue exit. They say the crash caused a flat tire and the car to smoke, but the driver kept going.

Different callers say the motive force was all over the highway and now lacking a front tire.

They are saying he ultimately stopped at a car dealership and appeared “tremendous drunk.”

Staff instructed police the motive force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was trying to sell his SUV.

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

They are saying Mattingly smelled of alcohol and nearly fell a number of occasions. Officers say he tested .291 on a transportable breath take a look at.

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

Mattingly is dealing with several fees.

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

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