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Adam Conrad, 22, killed, and one person injured in car crash with semi truck on Interstate 57 in Jefferson County, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Fri, 01/22/2016 - 1:41pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Fatal crash kills correctional officer

At about 8 a.m., Adam Conrad, 22, of Sandoval, was driving a Marion County Sheriff’s Department Transport van going north on I-57 near mile marker 84 when Conrad lost control of the van due to icy conditions on the road. The van crossed the median and entered the southbound traffic in the path of a semi driven by Donald Chambers, 46, of Springville, Indiana.

1 killed, 1 injured in Jefferson County crash

Conrad, a Marion County Sheriff's Department correctional officer, was pronounced dead at the hospital. The teen, a 17-year-old boy from Salem, was transferred to a regional hospital for treatment.  The semi driver was not injured.  Illinois State Police say parts of the interstate were covered in snow and conditions were slick at the time of the crash. Traffic on I-57 was diverted for approximately six hours as crews worked to reconstruct the accident and clear the scene. 

Officer down memorial page for Adam Conrad

Correctional Officer Adam Conrad was killed in a vehicle crash while conducting a prisoner transport at approximately 8:00 am.

Correctional officer killed in prisoner transport van crash

orrectional Officer Adam Conrad died when the prisoner transport van he was driving crashed.

Line of Duty Corrections Officer Adam Conrad

Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements: Sheriff Rich Stevenson Marion County Sheriff's Office 204 N Washington Street Salem, IL 62881 Phone: (618) 548-2141

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Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Special Circumstances - Commercial Vehicle, Weather Conditions, Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers
People Involved: 
Adam Conrad
Donald Chambers
Roadway: 
Interstate 57
County: 
Jefferson County, IL
Area: 
Paducah, KY-Cape Girardeau, MO-Harrisburg, IL

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