On Thursday, October 23rd, at approximately 3:34pm Central Time, the Adair County Sheriff’s Office and emergency responders responded to the 3000 block of Liberty Road to a single vehicle injury accident with entrapment. 

Upon a preliminary investigation, the operator of the vehicle was determined as Roger Holmes, age 78 of Columbia, KY. Holmes was traveling east operating a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500, when his vehicle left the shoulder of the roadway, crossed the ditch and struck a parked 2002 Ford Explorer and a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado owned by Larry’s Auto Mart LLC. The vehicle then rolled, coming to rest on its side. 

Roger was freed from the vehicle and transported to T.J. Health Columbia before being transported by Air Evac to the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington. 

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by Adair County EMS and, Columbia/ Adair Fire Department. 

Deputy Derek Padgett investigated the collision and was assisted on scene by Deputy Hunter Tweedy and Deputy Nick Barber.