Police defend findings of Kyren Lacy crash investigation after attorney provides new evidence

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Kyren Lacy's attorney provided potential evidence in an attempt to prove the innocence of the late LSU star over charges he was facing before dying by suicide in April.

Lacy was under investigation in Louisiana for a crash in December that left 78-year-old Herman Hall, a passenger, dead, officials said in January. He was accused of driving recklessly — speeding and passing in a no-passing zone — when the motorist swerved to avoid Lacy and crashed into another vehicle.

However, in an interview with HTV10, Lacy’s attorney, Matthew Ory, provided video that appears to show Lacy's vehicle well behind the crash and that he was more than 200 feet away from the cars upon impact.

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Kyren Lacy of the LSU Tigers poses for a portrait during media day at the LSU Indoor Practice Facility June 17, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. (LSU Athletics/University Images via Getty Images)

"We know from data that Kyren Lacy did in fact pass four cars. There’s no disputing that. Further north, Kyren Lacy passed four cars," Ory began.

"However, he was back in his lane of travel, 92.3 yards — back in his lane — behind Mr. Hall. At the time of impact, he’s 72.6 yards behind the vehicles at the time of impact. Key word: behind the vehicles. That is not how this story was ever painted. Never."

Ory also provided data that showed another vehicle, "vehicle 2," tailgating the truck that crashed into the vehicle Hall was in, going nearly 50 mph just 0.5 seconds behind it and 1.5 seconds before the crash. 

Ory also provided bodycam footage of an officer talking to a man in that truck who claimed that the driver of vehicle 2