Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to sell damaged automobile with missing tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 times the legal alcohol restrict after not less than five people referred to as 911.

Officers say the calls began 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 Fundamental Street exit. They say the crash brought on a flat tire and the automotive to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Other callers say the motive force was everywhere in the road and now missing a entrance tire.

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

Employees informed police the driving force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was making an attempt to promote 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 almost fell several times. Officers say he tested .291 on a conveyable breath check.

Police say inside his SUV, they discovered 4 Loko cans and a can of White Claw.

Mattingly is dealing with a number of charges.

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

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