You don’t want to be responsible for diverting important public safety resources the next time Door and Kewaunee counties experience another major winter storm that impacts travel. Door County Sheriff Deputy Pat McCarty says the county’s resources are stretched thin when emergency personnel need to respond to multiple road assistance calls.  He says if your vehicle becomes stranded, you could be sitting for a while since the patrol deputy assigned to the area needs to prioritize all calls.

McCarty notes that when tow trucks and Door County Sheriff vehicles are on the scene to assist drivers who are stuck, the situation can become more dangerous to oncoming traffic.  Door County law enforcement responded to seven more instances of vehicles in the ditch or motorist assist calls on Tuesday after tending to 27 reported issues on Monday.