On Saturday night, September 19, 2020 just after 11:00pmCT, Adair County Deputy Sheriff Chandler Staten was dispatched to Weed-Sparksville Road in the Sparksville community of Adair County to a reported ATV collision. Upon arrival, it was found that 22-year-old Austin Patterson of Greensburg, KY was operating a Polaris Razor on the roadway, along with 2 passengers, Amanda Rigsby & Page Patterson. The preliminary investigation shows Patterson lost control of the Razor in a curve, left the roadway and overturned multiple times, ejecting the operator & passengers.
Amanda Rigsby was transported by Adair EMS to TJ Health Columbia then airlifted by Air Evac to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN. Austin Patterson & Page Patterson refused medical treatment.
Austin Patterson was then placed into custody on charges of Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol (Aggravating circumstances) and 2 counts of Wanton Endangerment. Additional charges are pending as the Adair County Sheriffs Office continues the investigation.
