Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for deadly 2025 hit-and-run

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter and other charges was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison.

Donald Legleiter, 37, pleaded guilty in Boone County to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, first-degree property damage and leaving the scene of an accident in a fatal crash that occurred in McBaine. He is currently being held at the Boone County Jail.

The crash occurred on Allen Street in McBaine on July 14, 2025. Previous reporting indicates Legleiter had backed up in his SUV and run over a motorcycle with Jeffrie W. Cash on it.

Legleiter allegedly drove from the scene and abandoned the 2024 Toyota Highlander in a bean field, according to court documents in previous reporting.

Cash died from his injuries on July 17, 2025.