OTTAWA COUNTY – Three people were injured in an accident just before 1 a.m. on Saturday in Ottawa County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol a 2012 Dodge Ram pickup driven by Jessica A. Patterson, 28, Delphos, who was impaired, was westbound on Rifle Road, seven miles north of K-106 Highway.

The driver was distracted by a passenger, failed to yield at a sign, and pulled out in front of a 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix that was southbound on U.S. 81.

The Pontiac driven by Pedro A. Villa, 15, Columbus, NE., struck the Dodge and sent it into a stop sign and the ditch on the west side of road.

Villa and passengers Jennifer A. Christman, 36, and Jose P. Villa, 9, of Columbus, NE., were transported to Salina Regional Health Center.

Patterson was injured, but not transported for treatment. A passenger in the Dodge, Levi C. Ziolkowski, 28, Glen Elder, was not injured.

All were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.