Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to sell broken car with lacking tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the legal alcohol restrict after at the very least five 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 Major Road exit. They say the crash prompted a flat tire and the car to smoke, however the driver stored going.

Different callers say the driver was all around the road and now missing a entrance tire.

They say he finally stopped at a automobile dealership and appeared “tremendous drunk.”

Employees advised police the driving force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was trying 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 virtually fell a number of occasions. Officers say he examined .291 on a conveyable breath check.

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

Mattingly is dealing with a number of fees.

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

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