It's hard to spot on the ground, but you can easily spot it from space.
In South Carolina, down a dirt path that winds through patches of trees lies a sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires.
And no one knows how all these tires got here, or when.
Authorities have charged one person in connection with the mess of roughly 250,000 tires, which covers more than 50 acres.
Records show the property is owned by Michael Keitt Jr. of Far Rockaway, N.Y.
The Calhoun County sheriff and state health department are trying to figure out who has been dumping the tires.
But guess what? The worst possible penalty that can be imposed locally is a single $475 ticket for littering.
The dumping of whole tires can serve as cover for rodents, which can transmit disease. And tires can fill with water and become a breeding ground for mosquitoes that could carry the West Nile Virus.
Now a Florida company is helping to haul away the tire mess.
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