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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the authorized alcohol limit after no less than five people referred to as 911.

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

They are saying witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway near the Foremost Street exit. They say the crash triggered a flat tire and the car to smoke, however the driver saved going.

Other callers say the driver was everywhere in the street and now missing a front tire.

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

Workers told police the driver, 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 are saying Mattingly smelled of alcohol and virtually fell several occasions. Officers say he tested .291 on a portable breath take a look at.

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

Mattingly is dealing with several costs.

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

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