For Immediate Release: 

On the afternoon of Monday, April 14, 2025, Clinton Police were requested to assist the Illinois State Police with attempting to stop a semi tractor-trailer traveling southbound on US Highway 51 approaching Clinton. Clinton Police and DeWitt County Sheriff's Office personnel responded to the area and joined Illinois State Police Troop 5 troopers in attempting to stop the semi tractor-trailer. The driver entered Clinton via Illinois Route 10 from US Highway 51 and disobeyed multiple traffic control devices while travelling at a high rate of speed eastbound through Clinton. The Driver brought the semi tractor-trailer to a stop in a residential yard near the intersection of Illinois Route 54 and Portland Place, where the driver, identified as Joseph C. Adams, 53, Clinton, was taken into custody by Illinois State Police. Adams was transported to the McLean County Jail for processing on multiple charges. This investigation is being conducted by the Illinois State Police, and no further information will be released by the Clinton Police Department at this time.

*All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law*