Drunk driver crashes, heads straight to dealership to try to sell damaged automotive with lacking tire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they arrested a driver who was 3.5 times the legal alcohol limit after not less than 5 people referred to 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 near the Important Road exit. They are saying the crash prompted a flat tire and the car to smoke, but the driver saved going.

Different callers say the motive force was all over the highway and now lacking a entrance tire.

They are saying he finally stopped at a car 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 just been in a crash.

They are saying 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 found Four Loko cans and a can of White Claw.

Mattingly is dealing with several costs.

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

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