On Monday at 12:28pmCT, the Adair Co. Sheriffs Office was dispatched to a rollover injury collision 7 miles north of Columbia on KY55 north. 32-year-old Benjamin Cady of Hodgensville, KY was operating a 2016 Hyundai Elantra traveling north on 55 in what authorities say was "too fast for conditions due to rain". After nearly striking another vehicle, Cady entered the passing lane to overtake the vehicle in front of him. His vehicle then left the roadway on the right shoulder, striking an earth embankment and overturned 3 times with the vehicle coming to rest on its top.
Cady was treated on scene by Adair EMS then transported to TJ Health Columbia. He told Sheriff Brockman at the hospital that he was aggravated and intentionally ran his vehicle off the roadway in an attempt to harm himself. Cady was released later on Monday evening into and taken into custody.
Sheriff Brockman is investigating the collision and was assisted by Deputy Derek Padgett, Adair EMS, and the Columbia-Adair Co. Fire Dept.
