This story has been updated to reflect that Tuesday's road closure is related to pulling a vehicle out of the woods from Monday's crash. It also reflects that the crash report has not been completed as of 11:50 a.m. Tuesday.
For the second time in just over 12 hours, you cannot travel north through Jacksonport on State Highway 57. The first time was Monday night just before 8:30 p.m. According to one tipster, a vehicle drove off the roadway and hit a tree. As of 11:55 a.m. On Tuesday, the crash report had not been submitted, according to the Door County Sheriff’s Department.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation alerted motorists through 511 Wisconsin of a second incident blocking the roadway due to a crash at around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Alert | DOOR Co | Crash | WIS 57 NB/SB | COUNTY V | All Lanes Blocked (Both Directions) | https://t.co/tYLOLcVAKG
— 511 Wisconsin (@511WI) August 30, 2022
Door County Sheriff's Department Chief Pat Deputy Pat McCarty says the road was closed due to a heavy-duty tow truck being used to pull a vehicle out of the woods from Monday's accident. State Highway 57 is closed in both directions between County V and County E. We’ll have information on these incidents as soon as the reports are available.
Picture submitted Monday evening during the first incident. Details are still pending.
