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Boat damaged in three-vehicle accident

A 68-year-old Washington Island man was cited for operating left of center after he struck a boat and a vehicle on Sunday. Just before 12:30 p.m., the Washington Island man was driving north in his sports utility vehicle on State Highway 42 near Hill Road when he drifted into the other lane, striking a boat being towed by a Sturgeon Bay man in his pick-up truck. He went on to hit another vehicle, this one another pick-up truck driven by a Sturgeon Bay man. According to the crash report, the Washington Island man had fallen asleep behind the wheel before the accident. The Washington Island man’s wife was injured in the crash and had to be transported to Door County Medical Center for treatment. The sports utility vehicle and the second pick-up truck involved in the crash had to be towed due to disabling damage. A portion of State Highway 42 had to be closed for about 40 minutes to clean up the damage. 

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