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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the legal alcohol limit after at the 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 Primary Avenue exit. They are saying the crash prompted a flat tire and the car to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Other callers say the driver was everywhere in the street and now missing a front tire.

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

Staff instructed police the motive force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was trying to promote 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 almost fell several instances. Officers say he examined .291 on a transportable breath take a look at.

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

Mattingly is going through a number of prices.

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

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