Kyren Lacy, Former LSU Wide Receiver, Didn’t Cause Fatal Crash, Prosecutors Say – Police Report Under Fire
The district attorney’s office in Lafourche Parish says the Louisiana State Police’s initial crash report had “several inconsistencies,” rejecting key claims about how the Dec. 2024 wreck unfolded.
In a damning assessment, the DA’s investigator wrote, “The report provided to this office by Louisiana State Police has several inconsistencies which were used to base their opinion and conclusion of the crash.” According to surveillance and crash-scene evidence, police alleged that Lacy was speeding and passed four vehicles in a no-passing zone before returning to his lane — and this maneuver, they argued, triggered a chain reaction that led to the fatal collision.
But prosecutors pushed back. The DA’s report found that when Lacy reentered his correct lane, he did so “well before the crash occurred.” And importantly, they argued that “the evidence submitted in the crash report does not support that Kyren Lacy should have known that his actions were the cause of the crash.”
That statement echoes the claims of Lacy’s defense attorney, Mathew Ory, who told local media: “[Kyren Lacy] had no idea he caused this accident because he didn’t think he caused the accident. He didn’t cause the accident.”
The timing is critical: Lacy died by suicide in April, just days before a grand jury could weigh the case. The police department, in turn, defended its findings, saying it “stands by the findings of its crash investigation,” citing “eyewitness accounts, video evidence, and physical evidence” as the foundation of its conclusions.
This clash between prosecutors and state police reframes the case. Instead of accepting the official narrative, the DA’s office is questioning whether Lacy’s alleged actions truly precipitated the deadly crash — and whether the initial investigation painted a fair picture of what really happened.
