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

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 times the legal alcohol limit after no less than five individuals referred to as 911.

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

They say witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway near the Important Street 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 all over the highway and now lacking a front tire.

They say he ultimately stopped at a car dealership and appeared “super drunk.”

Staff told police the driving force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was attempting to sell 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 virtually fell a number of occasions. Officers say he tested .291 on a portable breath take a look at.

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

Mattingly is facing several prices.

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

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