It took nearly an hour to clean up a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 57 in Nasewaupee on Tuesday evening.

The crash occurred at 5:45 p.m. near County DK after a 21-year-old Sturgeon Bay man pulled to the side of the road due to problems with his car.

According to the accident report, the man told deputies his vehicle began smoking when the engine’s temperature gauge rose. He reportedly turned on his hazard lights and pulled off to the left-hand side of the southbound lanes to call for help.

He admitted his car was partially in the lane when a second vehicle, driven by a 30-year-old Luxemburg woman, struck it from behind. She told deputies she was unable to safely merge into the other lane to avoid the crash.

Witnesses said they saw the woman strike the man’s vehicle but did not say whether the hazard lights were on.

The woman suffered a possible injury but was not transported for additional treatment.

Both vehicles were towed due to disabling damage, and no citations were issued.

Both lanes reopened at 6:45 p.m. after one lane was initially shut down shortly before 6 p.m.