JACKSONPORT, WI (WTAQ) – A 90-year-old man died after crashing into a petroleum tanker truck in Jacksonport Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened around 1:30 on State Highway 57, north of Bechtel Road.
Door County Sheriff’s Department says the petroleum tanker was backing into a driveway when it was struck by a pickup truck, traveling southbound on State Highway 57.
The driver of the pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the tanker was unharmed.
The Door County Highway Department was called to assist with the cleanup of a small fuel spill from the crash.


