A huge pot hole formed in Greenville County, likely caused by three weeks' worth of rain falling in just 24 hours. Several people emailed complaints to WYFF News 4 about the pot hole on East Standing Springs Road. Evelin Saenz said she was driving home Monday night when she hit the pot hole that's near Baldwin Road. "It was huge. It was deep, too," said Saenz. "It actually hurt my neck because it was so big and my car was so low."Saenz pulled into the Spinx parking lot to assess the damage and discovered a handful of people with flat tires."This whole parking lot was full of people. I counted the cars and there were eight people that were either trying to fix their cars or calling people," she said.Nick Johnson hit the same pot hole at 4:30 a.m."My water went up in the air, hit the roof of the car and I had a flat tire," said Johnson.Officials with the South Carolina Department of Transportation said they received several phone calls about the pot hole, but it actually falls under county maintenance.Greenville County spokesperson Bob Mihalic said they found out about the hole this morning and a crew repaired it around 10:30 a.m.He said drivers can submit a damage claim form to the county attorney's office or call 467-7110 to begin the process.This portion of East Standing Springs Road is scheduled for repaving in 2019.

A huge pot hole formed in Greenville County, likely caused by three weeks' worth of rain falling in just 24 hours.

Several people emailed complaints to WYFF News 4 about the pot hole on East Standing Springs Road.


Evelin Saenz said she was driving home Monday night when she hit the pot hole that's near Baldwin Road.

"It was huge. It was deep, too," said Saenz. "It actually hurt my neck because it was so big and my car was so low."

Saenz pulled into the Spinx parking lot to assess the damage and discovered a handful of people with flat tires.

"This whole parking lot was full of people. I counted the cars and there were eight people that were either trying to fix their cars or calling people," she said.

Nick Johnson hit the same pot hole at 4:30 a.m.

"My water went up in the air, hit the roof of the car and I had a flat tire," said Johnson.

Officials with the South Carolina Department of Transportation said they received several phone calls about the pot hole, but it actually falls under county maintenance.

Greenville County spokesperson Bob Mihalic said they found out about the hole this morning and a crew repaired it around 10:30 a.m.

He said drivers can submit a damage claim form to the county attorney's office or call 467-7110 to begin the process.

This portion of East Standing Springs Road is scheduled for repaving in 2019.