UGA Lineman Nyier Daniels Arrested After High-Speed Chase

University of Georgia offensive lineman Nyier Daniels, a redshirt freshman, was arrested Sunday morning in Commerce, Georgia, on three felony charges and 10 misdemeanors stemming from a high-speed police chase that involved his mother and reached speeds over 100 miles per hour.

According to the Jackson County jail log, Daniels, 18, from Newark, New Jersey, was booked at 10 a.m. Sunday and remained in custody Monday. The felonies include two counts of second-degree cruelty to children and one count of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. The misdemeanors encompass reckless driving, speeding, failure to stop at stop signs, driving through no-passing zones and yield sign violations.

Commerce police initiated the incident after stopping Daniels' mother for allegedly running a stop sign at more than 100 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone, authorities said. As officers conducted the stop, Daniels reportedly sped past in a separate vehicle, exceeding 100 miles per hour and disregarding the stop sign. Police pursued him, but his mother allegedly interfered by positioning her vehicle to impede the chase, according to reports from the Commerce Police Department.