Overnight winds were at least partially responsible for a two-vehicle accident in the Town of Gardner early Tuesday morning. A 48-year-old Ripon woman was traveling south on South Stevenson Pier Road shortly after 4:30 a.m. when she encountered a tree in the middle of the road. While she slowed down for the fallen tree, a 52-year-old Sturgeon Bay man driving behind her in his sedan did not and rear-ended her. He suffered a possible injury in the crash but did not have to be transported for additional medical treatment. No citations were issued as a result of the collision. 

Door County was under a gale warning for a portion of the morning due to wind gusts of near 45 miles per hour. The Door County Sheriff's Department and other emergency personnel responded to at least three other incidences of trees being down between the time of the crash and 8 a.m.