Oct 11, 2026

Driver hospitalized after golf cart accident

Posted Oct 11, 2026 11:45 AM

MERCER COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident just before 10p.m. Saturday in Mercer County. 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2025 Easy Go Express Golf Cart driven by a 44-year-old Des Moines, Iowa, man was northbound at 193 LAKE MARIE DRIVE two miles south of Mercer. The vehicle traveled off  the west side of the road, struck a ditch and rolled.

Mercer County EMS transported the driver to Wayne County, Iowa Hospital. A 58-year-old passenger refused treatment at the scene.