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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 times the legal alcohol limit after at the least 5 people referred to as 911.

Officers say the calls began 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 Primary Road exit. They say the crash brought about a flat tire and the car to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Other callers say the driving force was everywhere in the road and now missing a front tire.

They say he eventually stopped at a car dealership and appeared “super drunk.”

Staff instructed police the driver, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was making an attempt to sell 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 occasions. Officers say he tested .291 on a transportable breath test.

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

Mattingly is dealing with a number of expenses.

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

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