The legal representative for deceased former LSU wide receiver, Kyren Lacy, asserted that Lacy was a significant distance away from the vehicular incident that led to charges of negligent homicide and a felony charge for leaving the scene of an accident.
Lacy, aged 24, was discovered deceased, apparently due to self-inflicted injury, following a law enforcement pursuit in Houston during April. Lacy’s passing occurred merely two days after a scheduled grand jury session concerning the aforementioned charges stemming from the December accident.
In a conversation with HTV 10, a broadcasting station based in Houma, Louisiana, Lacy’s lawyer clarified that Lacy was situated more than 70 yards from the location where Herman Hall, a 78-year-old individual, experienced a collision with another vehicle on Highway 20 in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, which occurred on December 17. Advocate Matt Ory presented surveillance footage, sourced from a neighboring filling station, indicating Lacy’s green Dodge Charger was considerably behind the site of the collision while heading southward.
“Evidence indicates Kyren Lacy did, in fact, overtake a group of four cars at a point further up the road, and that fact is not in question. However, he had returned to his designated lane, located 92.3 yards — positioned back in his lane — behind Mr. Hall at the moment of impact. He was 72.6 yards removed from the involved vehicles when the crash occurred. It’s important to emphasize, behind the vehicles. That is contrary to the narrative that was initially presented. It’s completely different.”
Louisiana State Police communicated in January that their investigative procedures had ascertained Lacy had “aggressively overtaken numerous vehicles at elevated speeds, encroaching upon the centerline” within a zone where overtaking was prohibited. The police account specified that a truck executed a swift braking action to avert contact with Lacy and that the vehicle trailing the truck veered to avoid Lacy.
According to law enforcement agencies, this resulted in a crash involving the secondary vehicle and a Kia Sorento, inside which Hall was a passenger. The authorities also accused Lacy of maneuvering around the accident site and proceeding southward “without ceasing to offer assistance, contacting emergency responders, or declaring his involvement in the crash.”
Ory also shared information highlighting that the truck which made contact with the vehicle carrying Hall was tailgating the vehicle immediately ahead of it. The full interview with Ory can be viewed through the provided link above.
The warrant for Lacy’s apprehension was initiated roughly a month ahead of the NFL Combine. Lacy’s representative stated that his client’s invitation to attend the combine was revoked in the wake of the issuance of the warrant.
Lacy’s demise transpired following a reported conflict involving a member of his family, preceding a brief pursuit by law enforcement. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office indicated that Lacy did not comply with a constable’s order to halt and was pursued for a “considerable number of miles” before he was involved in a crash. Upon arrival, the deputies found that he had fatally shot himself before the accident.
Lacy was a participant in LSU’s football program for a duration of three seasons, having previously transferred from Louisiana, during which he secured 112 catches totaling 1,692 yards and scoring 16 touchdowns. In 2024, he caught 58 passes for 866 yards and achieved nine touchdowns, before being absent from LSU’s Texas Bowl triumph over Baylor in the aftermath of the crash.
