Roll of Honor
Incident
Correctional Officer Adam Conrad was killed in a vehicle crash while conducting a prisoner transport at approximately 8:00 am.
The transport van he was driving went out of control while driving through an area of snow near Mount Vernon, Illinois. The van crossed the center median of I-57, near milepost 84, and was struck by a tractor trailer heading in the opposite direction.
Officer Conrad and the juvenile prisoner were both transported to area hospitals. Officer Conrad succumbed to his injuries.
Officer Conrad had served with the Marion County Sheriff's Office for 1-1/2 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Correctional Officer Conrad gave the Marion County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Conrad.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Adam Scott Conrad is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Adam Scott Conrad's cause is highlighted.
How Adam Scott Conrad Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Adam Scott Conrad is highlighted in Jan.