A Columbia man was taken to the hospital following a single-vehicle wreck on Highway 55 in Adair County near the Hardscratch General Store on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
Police say that 20-year-old Alex James Tidwell was operating a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe on Highway 55 on Sunday afternoon when he lost control of the vehicle, flipping it on its side.
Tidwell was taken to the TJ Health Columbia Hospital by Adair County EMS. Hardscratch General Store sustained damage from the wreck as well.
Authorities say slick road conditions due to rainfall likely caused the crash.







