Residents from Trenton and Mercer were injured in two separate accidents investigated by the Missouri Highway Patrol on Sunday and Monday.
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The Sunday accident occurred around 10 p.m. when a pickup truck, driven by Jeremiah Udovich, was southbound on Route A, four miles north of Trenton. The patrol said the vehicle served to miss a northbound vehicle that had crossed the center line, causing the truck to run off the right side of the road and strike a tree, where it came to rest. Udovich received minor injuries while a passenger in the vehicle, 16-year-old Jeffery Doolin of Trenton, received serious injuries. He was taken to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton by private vehicle. Udovich refused treatment at the scene.
The truck was extensively damaged. The driver was given a summons for failure to display valid plates.
Monday’s accident occurred around 1:20 a.m. four miles west of Mercer. The patrol said an SUV driven by Gary L. Campbell of Mercer was northbound and failed to make a curve. The vehicle went off the right side of the roadway, striking a ditch embankment before coming to rest. Campbell and a passenger, 32-year-old Tamara Campbell of Mercer, received minor injuries. Mrs. Campbell was taken to the Wayne County, IA Hospital in Corydon, IA by the Mercer County Ambulance and Campbell refused treatment at the scene.
The vehicle was extensively damaged. Campbell was issued a summons for DWI.