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

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

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

They say witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway near the Main Avenue exit. They say the crash brought about a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, but the driver kept going.

Other callers say the driving force was all over the street and now lacking a front tire.

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

Workers instructed 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 just been in a crash.

They say Mattingly smelled of alcohol and virtually fell a number of instances. Officers say he tested .291 on a portable breath take a look at.

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

Mattingly is facing a number of charges.

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

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