Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to promote broken car with missing tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the legal alcohol restrict after at the very least 5 folks called 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 Essential Avenue exit. They say the crash caused a flat tire and the car to smoke, however the driver saved going.

Different callers say the motive force was everywhere in the highway and now missing a entrance tire.

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

Staff instructed police the driving force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was making an attempt to promote 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 virtually fell a number of times. Officers say he tested .291 on a conveyable breath check.

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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