Sturgeon Bay woman transported after collision on bridge
A Sturgeon Bay woman was transported to Door County Medical Center on Friday afternoon after the taxi van she was traveling in struck a sports utility vehicle ahead of it. The accident occurred north of the Bayview Bridge as they crossed the bay on State Highway 42 over Memorial Drive. The sports-utility vehicle, which had a 33-year-old man, a 34-year-old woman, and a young boy from Hickory Hills, Ill., slowed down due to the traffic ahead when the taxi van rear-ended it. The taxi van driver, a 50-year-old man from Sturgeon Bay, was cited for following too closely while his passenger was taken to the hospital for a suspected minor injury. The family had no injuries, but both vehicles had to be towed from the scene due to disabling damage. The northbound lane had to be closed for about 10 minutes, causing traffic backups on both sides of the bridge as emergency personnel helped direct traffic.
