There was a fatal single-vehicle crash along Highway 57 in the Town of Sevastopol Friday evening. Just after 8:30PM, the crash scene, a short distance East of the Highway 42/57 split, was reported to the Door County Sheriff’s office. In a press release, the sheriff’s office reports this incident remains under investigation, but the vehicle involved was a 2008 Pontiac passenger vehicle with a lone male occupant driving northbound on Highway 57 when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole. The driver sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Other local agencies responding to this fatal crash included the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department, Sevastopol E.M.R.’s, and Door County E.M.S.. That section of Highway 57 was closed off for approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes. The identity of the deceased driver is being withheld at this time pending notification of next of kin. Currently, no additional information is being released as this incident remains under investigation.
