La. State Police: Kyren Lacy's operation of car set off events that caused fatal crash - ESPN

Louisiana State Police released video and records on Tuesday related to a fatal crash in December 2024 they allege was caused by former LSU football player Kyren Lacy. Their investigation had come into question in recent days after a video was posted of an interview Lacy's attorney conducted with a Louisiana TV station that cast doubt on whether Lacy was responsible for the crash that killed 78-year-old Herman Hall in Chackbay, Louisiana.

«Since the incident occurred, the Louisiana State Police never reported that the green [Dodge] Charger impacted any of the involved vehicles,» the Louisiana State Police department said in their video released Tuesday. «However, all evidence collected supports the conclusion that Lacy's reckless operation of the green Charger in oncoming traffic triggered the chain of events involving the other drivers, ultimately resulting in the fatal crash.»

Lacy, 24, died April 12 in Houston of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in his car during a pursuit by authorities, according to a Harris County sheriff's report. An arrest warrant from January stated that Lacy was cited with felony negligent homicide and hit and run driving and misdemeanor reckless driving. The Lafourche Parish district attorney's office had not formally charged Lacy and had been preparing to send the case to a grand jury for an indictment on April 14.

According to Lacy's attorney Matthew Ory and state police, around noon on Dec. 17, 2024, Lacy was driving southbound on Louisiana Highway 20 in a green Charger and was passing vehicles in a no-passing zone just before a collision. His car never collided with another car. Ory did not respond to ESPN's requests for comment.

In an arrest warrant affidavit dated Jan. 8, police