Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to attempt to sell damaged automobile with lacking tire

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

Officers say the calls started 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 Important Avenue exit. They say the crash brought on a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, but the driver kept going.

Other callers say the driving force was all around the street and now missing a front tire.

They are saying he ultimately stopped at a automotive dealership and appeared “tremendous drunk.”

Workers advised 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 are saying Mattingly smelled of alcohol and nearly fell a number of instances. Officers say he tested .291 on a conveyable breath take a look at.

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

Mattingly is going through a number of fees.

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

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