The Columbia Police Department responded to a 2-vehicle accident with injuries on Thursday night, December 28, 2023 on Highway 55 North at Doc’s Market, just outside the city limits of Columbia.
Shalen Followell, 36, of Hodgenville, KY was southbound on Hwy 55 operating a motorcycle, when a pickup truck pulling out of Doc’s Market pulled into Followell’s path of travel.
Followell was transported to TJ Health Columbia by Adair EMS before later being transported by ambulance to the UK Hospital in Lexington with major injuries.
Vicki Hatcher, 56, of Columbia was taken to TJ Health Columbia by private vehicle where she was treated and later released. A juvenile passenger in the pickup truck was not injured. The roadway was shut down for some time as the scene was investigated and cleared.
CPD Officer Trevor Foster is investigating the accident. He was assisted by the Adair County Fire Department, Adair EMS, and multiple units from the Columbia Police Department, the Adair County Sheriff’s Office, and Kentucky State Police.
