New surveillance video shows former LSU football player Kyren Lacy was more than 70 yards behind the December 2024 crash that killed a 78-year-old man, debunking allegations he was responsible, according to his attorney.
Lacy, 24, took his own life in Houston following a police chase in April, just two days before he was set to appear before a grand jury on charges of negligent homicide and felony hit-and-run stemming from the crash that claimed the life of Herman Hall.
On Saturday, Lacy’s attorney, Matthew Ory, appeared on Houma station HTV 10 for a 45-minute interview, sharing newly-obtained surveillance video from the crash and the results of an investigation by the Lafourche Parish district attorney's office, which he claims differs from the Louisiana State Police’s version of the events.
“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 said. “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,” he said.
A spokesperson from Louisiana State Police told The Independent on Saturday, “Following the crash, LSP conducted a detailed investigation with the assistance of crash reconstruction experts and with all available information at the time.” “Investigative findings revealed that Mr. Lacy’s reckless driving while approaching oncoming traffic led to the events of the crash. The findings were presented to the 17th Judicial District Court, which approved an arrest warrant based on the evidence collected.”
In January, state police said their investigation concluded that Lacy had “recklessly passed multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed” by crossing the centerline in a no-passing zone. According to police, a truck had to brake suddenly to avoid hitting Lacy, forcing the car behind it to swerve. That vehicle then struck a Kia Sorento carrying Hall, which killed him. Authorities also accused Lacy of driving away from the scene without stopping.
