The Columbia Police Department responded to a single vehicle accident with entrapment on Wednesday evening, November 16, 2022 on Greensburg Street between Paul Mann Road and Adventist Road.
The accident occurred when the operator, 79-year-old Lewis Wheeler of Columbia, KY swerved to miss an animal in the roadway which resulted in him losing control of his vehicle before rolling it off the roadway. Wheeler had to be mechanically extracted from the vehicle and was transported to TJ Health Columbia by Adair EMS.
Officer Trevor Foster investigated the accident and was assisted on scene by Officer Holly Necessary. The Adair Sheriff’s Office, Kentucky State Police, Adair EMS, and Columbia-Adair Fire Department also responded to the scene.
