Potholes on East Marginal Way lead to flat tires and vehicle damage

SEATTLE — Car after car struck a pair of potholes in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood this weekend, popping tires and damaging wheel rims.
               
It was difficult Monday to get a full count of the vehicles that struck the potholes, but drivers and witnesses gave estimates that ranged from about a dozen to as many as 20.
               
"I felt like I ran over two big rocks, boom boom, it was instantly flat," said driver David Walters, whose two right tires went flat.
               
Michael Harris also hit them, and on Monday struggled with a temporary fix to be able to drive his car home.
               
"It was bad. I think we need to spend a little more money on fixing our roadways," Harris said.
               
The cluster of potholes was in the center northbound lane of East Marginal Way near Ohio Avenue South.
               
Drivers who hit the holes found themselves stopping at the nearby Hudson Cafe.
               
"We've been watching cars kind of pile up outside," said Angie Severson, who works there.
               
Severson said her boss called the city, and was relieved to get a relatively quick response.
               
A spokesman for the Seattle Department of Transportation said a senior staff member came out on Sunday to repair the pothole.

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