Car sinks into giant pothole on Houston's south side

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- One driver had a rude awakening this morning when her car fell into a serious pothole on Houston's southside.

She tells abc13 she was sitting at Calumet near Almeda Rd., off of Highway 288, when she felt the ground beneath her vehicle give way, sinking the car into a gaping hole in the road.

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Katherine Whaley says you will want to avoid the area and seek alternate routes until it is repaired.