Accident brings awareness to bridge approach
An accident at the beginning of the holiday weekend in Sturgeon Bay reminds you to be aware of your surroundings when approaching the Bayview Bridge. The Sturgeon Bay Police Department was called out to the area of STH 42/57 and County U after 3:30 p.m. on July 3rd after an agricultural vehicle struck the rear end of a sports utility vehicle. According to the accident report, the sports utility vehicle, driven by a Green Bay woman, veered into the right turn lane to avoid slowed down and stopped traffic. An agricultural vehicle from a farm in Luxemburg had the same idea when approaching stopped traffic on the bridge and veered into the right turn lane to avoid a collision. The sports utility vehicle slowed down more than the other vehicle, causing a rear-end collision. The woman driving the sports utility vehicle complained of shoulder pain following the accident but refused immediate medical treatment. Her passenger, also from Green Bay, was unharmed. While the sports utility vehicle had to be towed, the agricultural vehicle needed the bumper pulled away from the tire to be operable. Neither driver was cited for the accident, though it was noted that both were following too close to each other, given the stopped traffic ahead of them.
