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 instances the authorized alcohol limit after at the very least five folks referred to as 911.

Officers say the calls began 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 Fundamental Road exit. They say the crash caused a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, but the driver stored going.

Other callers say the driver was all around the road and now lacking a entrance tire.

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

Staff instructed 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 just been in a crash.

They say Mattingly smelled of alcohol and nearly fell a number of occasions. Officers say he examined .291 on a transportable breath check.

Police say inside his SUV, they discovered 4 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 skilled baseball player, Don Mattingly.

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