The Adair County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported accident with injuries around the 52 mile marker on the Louie B. Nunn parkway at 10:44 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9.
Upon arrival, it was found that 32-year-old Joseph Graves was traveling west bound in a 2013 Nissan when he struck a tree that had fallen into the parkway.
Graves was treated on scene by Adair County EMS and transported to TJ Health Columbia.
Deputy Brandon Hitch investigated the collision and was assisted on scene by the Columbia-Adair County Fire Department.