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Louisiana State Police released a “critical incident briefing video” after Kyren Lacy’s lawyer presented evidence in an attempt to prove innocence from the late LSU star of charges he was facing before he died of suicide in April.
Lacy was During exploration in Louisiana For a crash in December that left 78-year-old Herman Hall, a passenger, dead. He was accused of driving careless-fast and passing in a zone without passage-when the motorist swung to avoid lacy and crashed into another vehicle.
The video seemed to show that Lacy was running at “a high speed passing three passenger vehicles and a loaded 18-wheel in a designated non-passional zone with a 40 km / h-posted speed limit,” according to police. Lacy’s lawyer, Matthew Ory, said there was no “contest” that Lacy illegally passed four vehicles, which were also caught by surveillance.
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Kyren Lacy runs the ball as LSU -Tigers take on the Nicholls -Obersterne at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Saturday 7 September 2024. (Scott -Klause / USA Today Network / USA Today Network)
The video then shows Bodycam recordings of a similar officer who speaks to a witness-leader of the red 18-wheel seen on surveillance. This witness said the driver of a gold car heading north jerked on his or her brakes as Lacy’s charger approached, causing a female driver in a Kia Cadenza behind the gold car to hover into the southbound lane to avoid the truck. Cadenza then crashed into the Kia Sorrento carrier who went south.
“So you a green charger fly that way? A green charger caused all this,” said the driver of the 18-wheeler.
Police said “several witnesses” told the officers of Lacy’s driving caused the crash.
Another witness said “she had no choice” but moving out of the way, according to police.
“The other car tried to pass the other car. I tried to dodge by not beating him by getting around,” the female driver told police while being treated for her injuries.
A written report said: “I will say [Lacy was traveling at] Not less than 80 mph. “
“The gold car traveling north turned the right to avoid a head-on collision with the green charger. When the gold car turned to the right, the driver of Kia Cadenza the nearby green charger. to avoid one a northbound lap.
Kyren Lacy from LSU Tigers poses for a portrait during the media day held at LSU indoor practice facility on June 17, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (LSU Athletics/University Pictures Via Getty Images)
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“All the evidence collected supports the conclusion that Lacy’s reckless operation of the green charger for empowering traffic triggered the chain of events involving the other drivers, which ultimately resulted in the fatal crash.”
Ory said Lacy couldn’t have caused the crash, considering that he was almost a football field distance away from the wreck when he got back into the right course.
“At the time of the impact he is 72.6 meters behind the vehicles at the time of the impact. Keywords: Behind the vehicles. That’s not how this story ever was painted. Never,” Ore said.
LSU Tigers Wide receives Kyren Lacy (2) squeezing his family as seniors are honored at the beginning of the first quarter at Tiger Stadium. (Stephen Lew/Imag photos)
Rocky Arceneaux, Lacy’s agent, said in January that his client cooperated with the authorities in the investigation.
Lacy transferred to LSU in 2022. He had his best season in 2024 when he recorded 58 catches in 866 yards and nine touchdowns.
