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Wheeling resident says dislodged manhole cover totaled car, urges village review of infrastructure response
Summary
Resident Isaac Brubaker told the Village of Wheeling board that a dislodged manhole cover on Jan. 6, 2025, totaled his wife’s car and caused a minor concussion to their daughter. He said the cover dislodged again a week later and criticized the village’s response, calling for a thorough review of inspection and maintenance policies.
Isaac Brubaker, a Wheeling resident, told the Village of Wheeling Board of Trustees on Jan. 20 that a dislodged manhole cover on Jan. 6, 2025, struck his wife’s car, totaled the vehicle and caused their daughter to sustain “a light concussion.”
Brubaker said a community service officer initially handled the incident and that village staff told him “these things sometimes happen” and advised him to rely on his own insurance for damages. He said the same cover became dislodged again on Jan. 13, 2025, and that the village’s temporary response — welding the cover down — was inadequate.
Why it matters: Brubaker framed the incident as both a…
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