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 limit after a minimum of 5 individuals known as 911.

Officers say the calls started 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 Principal Street exit. They are saying the crash brought about a flat tire and the automobile to smoke, but the driver kept going.

Other callers say the motive force was all around the highway and now lacking a front tire.

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

Staff told police the motive force, 30-year-old Jordon Mattingly, was attempting to promote 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 several instances. Officers say he tested .291 on a transportable breath test.

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

Mattingly is dealing with a number of prices.

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

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