Two large potholes cause hazard on Garfield near 25th


The audio reports two large, uncovered potholes in the westbound lanes of Garfield near 25th and Carpenter. These potholes may have contributed to a vehicle accident and pose a risk of tire or axle damage to drivers.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
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Transcript:
00:00You know if I'm standing over here at 25th accident.00:04Just east Carpenter on Garfield, there's two large potholes right in the middle of the street on Garfield.00:12They can come out here and fill them.00:14It might be part of the cause of why these vehicles were in this accident.00:24Okay, we'll let them know.00:30Yeah, they're like pretty deep, so we don't have another action, somebody's going to blow their tires and axles and hit them.00:37Okay, so the covers are off of them then, correct?00:43No, there's no cover on them at all.00:45It's just a big, exposed, deep potholes right in the middle of the lanes of traffic in Garfield on the westbound lanes.
00:00
You know if I'm standing over here at 25th accident.
00:04
Just east Carpenter on Garfield, there's two large potholes right in the middle of the street on Garfield.
00:12
They can come out here and fill them.
00:14
It might be part of the cause of why these vehicles were in this accident.
00:24
Okay, we'll let them know.
00:30
Yeah, they're like pretty deep, so we don't have another action, somebody's going to blow their tires and axles and hit them.
00:37
Okay, so the covers are off of them then, correct?
00:43
No, there's no cover on them at all.
00:45
It's just a big, exposed, deep potholes right in the middle of the lanes of traffic in Garfield on the westbound lanes.
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Location mentioned:
E 25th St, Chicago, IL 60616
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