Columbia man charged in police chase that ended in crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies and a misdemeanor after leading police on a chase that ended with a crash Wednesday night at a Columbia intersection.
Daylon Logan, 21, is charged with driving without a license, kidnapping, stealing a car, fleeing a traffic stop and leaving the scene of a crash.
A Columbia Police officer tried to pull over Logan around 7 p.m. Wednesday as he left a parking lot near Nebraska Avenue after a computer check showed Logan had no driver's license and previous drug and gun convictions, according to a probable cause statement.
Police allege Logan cut off another driver and blew through a stop sign at Providence Road and Nebraska Avenue before the officer tried to stop his vehicle.
A chase ensued on eastbound Interstate 70, with Logan driving his vehicle "from shoulder to shoulder, across both lanes of traffic, weaving between many other vehicles." Police suspected Logan of drug or gun activity because they had previously found fentanyl in the car he was driving, a second probable cause statement says.
The chase ended when Logan crashed into a truck at Brickton and Trimble roads. He ran, briefly hiding in a car to evade an officer before running again, court documents state.
Officers caught up to Logan in the parking lot of Slim Chickens in the 2600 block of Trimble Road.
Documents say that after being read his Miranda rights, Logan admitted to fleeing from police and not having a valid license. A passenger who was in Logan's car during the crash and was treated at a hospital for injuries told officers that Logan was driving when the crash happened, documents say.
The passenger allegedly told officers that he asked Logan to stop the car five times and feared for his life.
Logan was being held in the Boone County jail on no bond. Logan was on probation for drug trafficking, resisting arrest and illegal gun possession. He was given a suspended sentence in December 2025 after being charged with stealing a U-Haul and leading Columbia police on a chase in June 2025.
No court date has been scheduled.
