Crime

Springfield man sentenced in deadly 2024 Boone County crash

Published February 19, 2026 1:28 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Boone County judge sentenced a Springfield man to nine years in prison for a December 2024 crash that killed a passenger in his vehicle.

Carl D. Simon pleaded guilty Tuesday to causing serious injury while fleeing police and first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Judge Stephanie Morrell sentenced him to nine years for aggravated fleeing and five years for manslaughter, with the sentences to be served concurrently.

Court records and sheriff's office statements say a deputy tried to pull Simon over on Dec. 7, 2024, at Clark and Ballenger lanes. Simon took off, leading deputies on a chase before crashing into a tree on Hinkson Creek Road, east of Columbia.

A passenger, Aaron Harris, died in the crash. Court documents say Simon was speeding at the time.

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