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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 instances the legal alcohol limit after not less than 5 individuals called 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 close to the Major Avenue exit. They say the crash caused a flat tire and the car to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Different callers say the driver was all around the highway and now lacking a front tire.

They are saying he finally stopped at a car dealership and appeared “tremendous drunk.”

Employees advised 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 virtually fell several instances. Officers say he examined .291 on a conveyable breath test.

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

Mattingly is going through a number of charges.

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

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