Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to attempt to promote broken automotive with lacking tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the legal alcohol restrict after at the least 5 folks known as 911.

Officers say the calls started coming in around 4:40 p.m. Monday.

They say witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway near the Fundamental Road exit. They say the crash precipitated a flat tire and the car to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Different callers say the driving force was everywhere in the street and now missing a front tire.

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

Employees informed 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 simply been in a crash.

They say Mattingly smelled of alcohol and virtually fell several times. Officers say he examined .291 on a portable breath check.

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

Mattingly is facing a number of fees.

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

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