On Thursday, October 23rd, 2025, at approximately 3:34pm Central Time, The Adair County Sheriff’s Office and emergency officials 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, 78, of Columbia, Kentucky.
Holmes was traveling East bound, 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 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, owned by Larry’s Auto Mart LLC.
The vehicle rolled and came to rest on its side.
Holmes was transported to T.J. Health Columbia, before being transported by Air Evac to University of Kentucky Hospital.
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.
(Sheriff Gary Roy – Adair County Sheriff’s Office)