A Princeton woman had serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Mercer County Friday. Forty-three-year-old Rachel Franklin of Princeton was flown to St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City following the crash that occurred at about 3:55 pm on Route E, SE of Princeton. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Franklin was westbound, crossed the center line, and was traveling in the eastbound lane. An eastbound vehicle driven by 27-year-old Eldo Eaglen of Milan swerved to avoid the collision, but the passenger side of the vehicles struck.
Franklin was not wearing a safety belt and had serious injuries. Eaglen was not injured.
