The passengers in two vehicles escaped significant injuries Friday night after a head-on collision in the Town of Baileys Harbor.

The two cars were driving opposite directions on County Highway EE near Peil Creek when the accident occurred at about 9:20 p.m.. According to the accident report, a 45-year-old Fish Creek man was driving west on the CTH EE when he encountered another vehicle driven by a Baileys Harbor woman. The man thought he was far enough over to allow two cars to pass, admitting that it was hard to tell because the roadway was no longer at the centerline. He also told the responding deputy that it was hard to tell where he was on the road due to the bright headlights of the other oncoming vehicle. The woman said that as he approached, he laid on the horn when she noticed that the man was coming right up to her. The two cars’ driver sides were lined up when they struck each other, with the man’s vehicle spilling back into the westbound lane and the woman’s vehicle sliding further to the right of the eastbound lane.

While the man and his passenger, a 43-year-old Fish Creek man, were unharmed, the Baileys Harbor woman suffered a possible injury that did not require hospitalization. The man received a citation for operating his vehicle to the left of the center line. The accident closed the highway until approximately 11:30 p.m. to allow the two cars to be towed and for additional clean-up.