On Friday, April 26th, 2024 at 5:59PM, the Adair County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Edmonton Road, 2 miles west of Columbia, to a reported auto collision.
Preliminary investigation shows that 16 year old Jack Fishback was operating a 2004 Ford Ranger west on Edmonton Road.
Fishback dropped off the right hand shoulder of the highway and in attempt to recover the vehicle, he overcorrected.
Fishback lost control of his vehicle, crossing into the oncoming lane and exiting the roadway on the left side, down an embankment.
Evidence suggests that Fishback had wrecked almost an hour before he was found.
A passing motorist thought he saw a reflection of the sun over the embankment as he drove by.
Thankfully the motorist turned around to go back, to see what it was.
Fishback was treated on scene by Adair EMS, then transported to TJ Health Columbia where he was airlifted by Air EVAC to the University of Kentucky.
Deputy Jason Camfield continues the investigation.
The Adair County Sheriff’s Office, Adair 911, Columbia-Adair County Fire Department and Adair EMS were responding agencies.
(Sheriff Josh Brockman – Adair County Sheriff’s Office)