South Bend Tribune, from almost a year before getting the pizza money, “Potholes around South Bend might be worst in recent memory.” The roads were apparently so terrible under Buttigieg’s watch that repair shops saw a massive increase in damaged cars and suspension problems:
“It’s the worst I’ve ever seen,” said Rich Ferrara Jr., service manager at Rick’s Auten Road 66 in South Bend, adding that one recent day the station had 25 calls for tow truck assistance for 8 a.m.
Zolman said the pothole problem resulted in six figures of additional business back for Zolman Tire & Auto Repair during the last bad outbreak. He’s likely to have even more business this year as the prices for tires, rims and labor have only gone up.