Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to attempt to sell damaged automotive with lacking tire

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

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

They say witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway near the Major Street exit. They say the crash caused a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, however the driver stored going.

Other callers say the driving force was everywhere in the highway and now lacking a entrance tire.

They say he ultimately stopped at a automotive dealership and appeared “tremendous drunk.”

Staff instructed police the motive force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was making an attempt to sell his SUV.

Police say he had swelling and scratches as if he had simply been in a crash.

They are saying Mattingly smelled of alcohol and nearly fell a number of occasions. Officers say he examined .291 on a transportable 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 is the son of the manager for the Miami Marlins and former professional baseball participant, Don Mattingly.

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