Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to promote damaged automobile with missing tire

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

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

They are saying witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway close to the Most important Avenue exit. They say the crash brought on a flat tire and the car to smoke, however the driver saved going.

Different callers say the driver was all over the highway and now lacking a entrance tire.

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

Employees instructed 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 simply been in a crash.

They say Mattingly smelled of alcohol and nearly fell several instances. Officers say he tested .291 on a transportable breath take a look at.

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

Mattingly is going through several fees.

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

Copyright 2022 WFIE. All rights reserved.