A 64-year-old Baileys Harbor man suffered a bump on the head and received a citation after crashing his vehicle on Christmas Eve.
The crash occurred just before 8 a.m. Wednesday on County Highway EE near Cattle Lane. According to the accident report, the man was driving west on County Highway EE when he lost control of his vehicle and went off the road. He struck a utility pole before driving through a field and back onto the roadway.
Law enforcement later contacted the man at his home on Kwaterski Lane in Baileys Harbor after locating his vehicle parked there. The man told deputies he left the scene because he was shaken up and admitted he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
Deputies requested EMS to check on the man for possible injuries. No serious injuries were found.
The man was cited for failure to wear a seat belt.
