MERCER COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 8:30p.m. Friday in Mercer County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Dodge Charger driven by Jarica L. Nelson, 18, Princeton, was southbound on Route D three miles west of Mill Grove.The driver failed to stop at the stop sign at Route U. The vehicle traveled across both lanes of Route D, off the south side of the road, struck and embankment and a tree.Mercer County Ambulance transported Nelson to Wright Memorial Hospital. She was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.

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