JACKSON COUNTY– Law enforcement are investigating a suspect after a high-speed chase.
Just before 10p.m. December 27, a Sheriff’s Deputy was patrolling northbound on U.S. Hwy 75 near 302nd Road in northern Jackson County, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.
The deputy observed a car allegedly traveling southbound weaving in and out of traffic with a speed of 122 mph in a 65 mph zone.
The deputy turned around and attempted to conduct a traffic stop when the vehicle sped away and turned east on 286th Road and then turned south on Q.4 Road and turned it lights off where the vehicle disappeared in the fog.
Area law enforcement agencies attempted to locate the vehicle. The Deputy’s patrol vehicle is equipped with License Plate Reader technology (LPR) that was able to capture the vehicle and the vehicle’s license plate as it passed in the darkness.
The Deputy was able to review the License Plate Reader (LPR) and was able to identify the vehicle and license plate. Further investigation led to the identification of the driver identified as Matthew William Adams, 39, of Horton. Deputies arrested Adams shortly before 12:30a.m. in Holton. Deputies impounded Adams’ 2003 Lincoln LS. and booked Adams into the Jackson County Jail on requested charges of fleeing and eluding law enforcement, reckless driving and additional traffic charges, according to Morse.