Fallen tree caused an accident involving two vehicles

Overnight winds were at least partially responsible for a two-vehicle crash in Gardner Township early Tuesday morning. A 48-year-old Ripon woman was driving south on South Stevenson Pier Road shortly after 4:30 a.m. when she encountered a tree in the middle of the road. As she slowed down for the fallen tree, the 52-year-old Sturgeon Bay man who was driving behind her in his sedan did not and rear-ended her. He suffered a possible injury in the crash but did not need to be transported for additional medical treatment. No citations were issued as a result of the collision.

Door County was under a storm warning for part of the morning due to wind gusts of 45 mph. The Door County Sheriff’s Department and other emergency personnel responded to at least three other tree felling incidents between the time of the crash and 8 a.m.