On Monday, June 15, 2026, the Adair County Sheriff’s Office responded to KY HWY 1952, to a motorcycle vs vehicle collision.
Bruce Thompson, 41, of Columbia, was operating a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle, on the wrong side of the roadway, and struck a Chevy Tahoe, being operated by Dustin Alley, 36, of Columbia, head on.
Thompson was taken to a Lexington hospital by Air-Evac for treatment of his injuries.
Alley or his two juvenile passengers were not injured.
Traffic and criminal charges against Thompson are pending.
Collision is being investigated by Deputy Derek Padgett, who was assisted on scene by Chief Deputy Brandon Hitch, Adair EMS and Columbia Adair Fire Department.
(Sheriff Gary Roy – Adair County Sheriff’s Office)