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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the legal alcohol restrict after at least 5 people referred to 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 near the Important Avenue exit. They say the crash precipitated a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Other callers say the driver was all around the highway and now missing a entrance tire.

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

Workers informed 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 simply been in a crash.

They say Mattingly smelled of alcohol and nearly fell several occasions. Officers say he tested .291 on a portable breath check.

Police say inside his SUV, they found 4 Loko cans and a can of White Claw.

Mattingly is dealing with several fees.

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

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