On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 4:10 a.m., Adair County 911 received a call of a 2-vehicle injury collision 8.5 miles east of Columbia on KY206.
Deputy Sheriff Josh Durbin responded to the call and upon arrival, found that two vehicles had struck head-on and one operator was entrapped in his vehicle.
The preliminary investigation shows that Brent Pipgrass, 21, was traveling west in a 2019 Dodge Ram, when he crossed the centerline of KY206 striking a 2015 Subaru, being operated by 34-year-old Zack Bohme of Columbia.
Bohme was entrapped in the vehicle and had to be mechanically extricated by the Columbia Adair County Fire Dept. He was treated on scene by Adair EMS and transported to TJ Health Columbia where he was immediately loaded into an awaiting helicopter and airlifted to the UK Hospital in Lexington.
Pipgrass was treated on scene by Adair EMS and transported to TJ Health Columbia for further treatment.
The collision remains under investigation by the Adair County Sheriffs Office.
