Police release surveillance video of Kyren Lacy's 'reckless operation' they say led to fatal crash

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Louisiana State Police released a "Critical Incident Briefing Video" after Kyren Lacy's attorney provided evidence in an attempt to prove the innocence of the late LSU star on 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. 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.

The video appeared to show that Lacy was driving at "a high rate of speed, passing three passenger vehicles and one loaded 18-wheeler in a designated no-passing zone with a 40 mph posted speed limit," according to police. Lacy’s attorney, Matthew Ory, said there was "no disputing" that Lacy illegally passed four vehicles, which was also caught on surveillance.

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Kyren Lacy runs the ball as the LSU Tigers take on the Nicholls Colonels at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sept. 7, 2024. (Scott Clause/USA Today Network)

The video then shows bodycam footage of a responding officer speaking to a witness — the driver of the red 18-wheeler seen on surveillance. That witness said the driver of a gold truck going north jammed on his or her brakes as Lacy’s Charger approached, causing a female driver in a Kia Cadenza behind the gold truck to swerve into the southbound lane to avoid the truck. The Cadenza then crashed into the Kia Sorrento carrying Hill, which was going south.

"Did you see a green Charger flying that way? A green Charger caused all this," said the driver of the 18-wheeler.