Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to promote damaged automotive with missing tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 occasions the legal alcohol restrict after at the very least 5 people known as 911.

Officers say the calls began coming in around 4:40 p.m. Monday.

They are saying witnesses reported seeing a SUV hit the median of the Lloyd Expressway close to the Main Avenue exit. They are saying the crash prompted a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, but the driver stored going.

Different callers say the driving force was all around the highway and now missing a front tire.

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

Employees told 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 simply been in a crash.

They say Mattingly smelled of alcohol and almost fell several instances. Officers say he tested .291 on a portable breath test.

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

Mattingly is dealing with several prices.

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

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