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Toledo couple says city won’t reimburse them after hitting manhole on Manhattan Avenue City law department still investigating claim after couple says they were already told no TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - For Carson Kovach and Susan Johnson, the last few blocks home from a trip Sunday afternoon came with a costly surprise. Kovach said they were driving near Doyle and Manhattan when their front tire went over a manhole cover. “It bounced up from our front tire, hit underneath the car, spun around and the grooves are still in the street from when it was spinning around. Our back tire went in the hole,” Kovach said. They were left with a bent rim and a flat tire with a slash. After hitting the manhole, they stopped about three blocks away. Kovach said when he got out of the car, he could see someone putting the cover back in place. But he doesn’t believe the problem has been fixed, even days later. “It clunked off and on, and it still does it every time somebody runs over it now. You can still hear it go ‘clink clink.’ So it’s not sitting there flat,” Kovach said. Kovach said he reported the issue to Toledo Sewer and Drainage Services right away and has since made several calls to other departments trying to get help. He said he was told a crew would be sent out and a barrier would be placed over the manhole. When he returned for an interview with 13 Action News, the barrier was on the sidewalk, and Kovach said the manhole appeared to be in the same condition. “As many people who have driven past so far after us, could have been just as damaged as us,” Kovach said. “Could’ve killed someone,” said Johnson. The damage totaled about $100. Getting answers from the city, Kovach said, has been harder. “We talked to the legal department of Toledo, and they indicated to me that there’s never been a problem with this and that we are on our own. The city is not responsible for this problem,” Kovach said. 13 Action News contacted the city and passed along Carson’s case number. A city spokesperson said the law department is still investigating the claim and that Kovach will receive communication once a determination is made. Kovach said he has already been told the city won’t reimburse him. Latest Local News | First Alert Weather | Crime | National | 13abc Originals Copyright 2026 WTVG. All rights reserved.