The second significant snowfall in less than a week caused plenty of issues for motorists on Wednesday, with more snow expected to hit the area on Friday and Saturday.
Door and Kewaunee counties reported three to six inches of snow on Wednesday, with higher totals reported in northern Door County, according to National Weather Service Green Bay Facebook page followers. As a result, the Door County Sheriff’s Department responded to four reports of cars in ditches and two accidents. Those numbers align with what the Door County Sheriff’s Department saw last Saturday when the area was blanketed with up to eight inches of snow.
One of those accidents featured an 18-year-old Forestville teen accidentally driving into a ditch along Stevenson Pier Road near State Highway 57. According to the accident report, he was driving southbound after 4:30 p.m. when his vehicle left the roadway and into a nearby ditch. The car continued for approximately 75 yards before colliding with a tree. The responding deputy noted that the accident occurred when it was snowing, and the roads were icy and snow-covered. The teen suffered a suspected minor injury but did not need to be transported to the hospital. The vehicle was towed due to suffering disabling damage.
Motorists will have Thursday as a break from the snowy weather before it arrives again for the weekend. The National Weather Service predicts another 3-7 inches could fall from late Friday afternoon through Saturday morning.
