UPDATE: You can read an update about Wednesday's fatal accident by clicking this link.
A potentially severe accident shut down a major Door County highway Wednesday afternoon. Emergency personnel began arriving at the scene of the accident near the intersection of Walker Road and State Highway 42/57 after 2:30 p.m. The Door County Sheriff’s Department quickly shut down northbound traffic on STH 42/57 at the roadway’s split near Mill Supper Club just before 3 p.m. The department also had to divert southbound traffic north of the accident scene.
The highway was able to be reopened a few hours later, but the accident is still under investigation according to the Door County's Sheriff's Department.
We will update this story as soon as more information is made available.
