Adair County Sheriff's Office responded to a two vehicle injury collision on Monday, deputy Tracy McCarol received a call to respond along with Adair EMS and Columbia Adair Fire to KY55 south approximately 4 miles south of Columbia to a pickup truck vs dump truck  head on collision.   

Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2008 Chevrolet pickup truck operated by 28 year old Zachary Meece of Jamestown crossed the center line and struck a 1994 Ford Truck operated by 67 year old Chester Taylor of Columbia, after the initial collision  Meece’s vehicle nearly struck another vehicle operated by 35 year old Laura Keltner of Columbia, Keltner was able to avoid contact with the Meece vehicle.  Meece was entrapped in his vehicle and had to be freed by mechanical means by Adair County Fire Department and was transported to TJ health Columbia and air lifted to UK hospital, Taylor Was not injured in the mishap.

The collision remains under investigation by Sheriffs Deputy Tracy McCarol.