Pothole season alert: Woman hit with $2,600 repair
Newsy
February is peak pothole season. Today's alloy wheels and low-profile tires mean damage can be much more expensive than you'd expect.
Rain, snow, and winter weather often leave behind some nasty mementos for drivers this time of year. They're not just another little bump in the road: Every year, potholes cause billions of dollars of damage, and if you aren't careful, you could end up paying thousands to repair your car, which is what one woman is dealing with.
Tanya Shearer was driving on a recent rainy day when she hit an enormous pothole that was filled with rain water, making it virtually invisible.
"All of a sudden, I hit it, and it felt like a gunshot," she said. "Dash lights started going off."
A massive pothole destroyed her right front tire and impacted several other drivers as well.
"It got two tires on this SUV," she said, showing a video she shot on her phone. "And two tires on this car."
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