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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the authorized alcohol limit after at the very least five people referred to as 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 Main Road exit. They say the crash triggered a flat tire and the car to smoke, however the driver kept going.

Different callers say the driving force was all around the road and now lacking a entrance tire.

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

Workers told police the driver, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was attempting to sell 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 nearly fell a number of times. Officers say he tested .291 on a transportable breath take a look at.

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

Mattingly is going through several fees.

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

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