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High speed chase - Adair, Russell, ends The Flatwoods, KY UPDATED: Two police cruisers hit in chase. Driver, Christopher Benham, airlifted to UK, faces multiple charges in two counties and by Kentucky State Police, according to Adair County Sheriff Harrison Moss. Chase involves Russell County Sheriff's Department, Adair County Sheriff's and Columbia City Police and Kentucky State Police. Sheriff Moss said that the fleeing vehicle, crossed the median during the chase, and left the Cumberland Parkway through the on ramp at KY 61 South, while Columbia City Police Officer Charles Greer had the Off Ramp blocked. The chase began at about 10:30pmCT and ended some 30 minutes later. Related, later story: Criminal Investigation follows Pursuit by local agencies By Larry Smith, The WAVE, 92.7 FM Special to ColumbiaMagazine.com An Adair County man has been airlifted to UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY, as a result of a high speed chase through Russell and Adair Counties, and ending in the The Flatwoods, just south of the building which most recently housed the "Two Sisters' Restaurant on Wednesday night, March 14, 2012.Enroute, Christopher Benham crashed into and totalled 2 police cruisers, one an Adair County Deputy Sheriff Justin Claywell's prowler , the other a Russell County sheriff's vehicle. Chris Benham, Columbia, KY, was apprehended after his vehicle crashed on KY 61 in Cumberland County, KY. Benham is listed in serious condition at the UK Hospital. He faces multiple charges from this incident in Russell, Adair, and by Kentucky State Police, according to Sheriff Moss. The Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, has now taken over the investigation, according to Adair County Sheriff Harrison Moss. - Larry Smith The writer, Larry Smith, is news anchor for the WAVE, FM 92.7, Columbia, KY, and for South Central Kentucky's The Big DAWG, FM 99.9, Campbellsville, KY, and is a frequent contributor of photographs to ColumbiaMagazine.com. This story was posted on 2012-03-15 06:25:53
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