On Thursday, October 29, 2020 the Adair County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle accident around the 4300 block of KY55 north. Upon arrival, deputies located a single vehicle on its side. The preliminary investigation determined that a 2007 Lincoln MKZ traveling north and being operated by 33-year-old Ashley Bunch of Jamestown, KY left the right hand shoulder of the roadway and struck an earth embankment. The vehicle then overturned and struck a guardrail. Upon striking the guardrail, the vehicle slid on its side into a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet electronic sign and trailer. According to the ACSO weather conditions (fog & rain) were a determining factor in the crash.
Ms. Bunch was transported to TJ Health Columbia by Adair EMS and later taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, KY for treatment of her injuries.
The Adair County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by Adair County EMS and the Columbia/Adair Fire department.