On Friday, July 31, 2020 at 3:13pmCT, the Adair County Sheriffs Office was dispatched to the Coburg community on KY 55N to a single vehicle collision.
The preliminary investigation found that Virginia Tweedy, 54, of Columbia, KY was traveling south on KY55 in a 2005 Suzuki SUV as a heavy rain storm was moving through the area. Weather conditions caused her to hydroplane and lose control of the vehicle. She crossed the northbound lane into the emergency lane, striking a guardrail. The auto then came back across the highway finally coming to rest in the southbound lane.
Ms. Tweedy was treated on scene by Adair EMS then transported to Taylor Regional Hospital for additional treatment.
The accident is being investigated by Adair County Deputy Chandler Staten who was assisted at the scene by Sheriff Josh Brockman. Adair County EMS and the Columbia-Adair County Fire Department also responded.