The district lawyer’s workplace that investigated a December 2024 fatal crash that led to the arrest of Kyren Lacy discovered that the Louisiana State Police probe into the incident had “a number of inconsistencies” and disputed the police’s characterization of the NFL hopeful’s actions.
An April 11, 2025, overview by an investigator within the workplace of Lafourche Parish District Legal professional Kristine Russell, said: “The report supplied to this workplace by Louisiana State Police has a number of inconsistencies which had been used to base their opinion and conclusion of the crash.”
ABC Information obtained the district lawyer’s report on Thursday.
“We can’t touch upon the District Legal professional’s investigation, as we weren’t a part of that course of,” a spokesperson for the Louisiana State Police instructed ABC Information on Thursday. “Louisiana State Police stands by the findings of its crash investigation, which relied on Troopers’ specialised coaching, eyewitness accounts, video proof, and bodily proof to find out contributing components. These findings had been forwarded to the Lafourche Parish District Legal professional’s Workplace.”
Lacy, who was a star participant for Louisiana State College earlier than declaring for the NFL draft in 2024, was arrested in January and charged with negligent murder in reference to the Dec. 17, 2024, crash that led to the loss of life of 78-year-old Herman Corridor.
On this March 25, 2025, file picture, Kyren Lacy of the LSU Tigers is proven through the 2025 NFL Professional Day picture shoot on the LSU Soccer Operations Heart in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Days earlier than a grand jury was set to listen to the case, Lacy died by suicide, based on officers. He was 24.
Earlier this week, officers with the Louisiana State Police released surveillance footage from the incident from a close-by “Go Bears” gasoline station and repeated their conclusions about what they imagine led to the crash.
State police stated Lacy, who was heading south on Louisiana Freeway 20 in a lime-green Dodge Charger, was rushing when he handed 4 automobiles in a no-passing zone earlier than the crash.
Police stated the driving force of a gold truck touring northbound abruptly braked and swerved to keep away from a head-on collision with Lacy’s Charger. In line with police, the driving force of a Kia Cadenza touring behind the truck additionally noticed the approaching Charger and “in response” swerved left into the southbound lanes and collided with a Kia Sorento, wherein Corridor, the person who died, was a passenger.
State police stated that whereas Lacy’s Charger didn’t affect any of the automobiles, “all proof collected helps the conclusion that Lacy’s reckless operation of the inexperienced Charger in oncoming visitors triggered the chain of occasions involving the opposite drivers, finally ensuing within the deadly crash.”
A inexperienced Charger pushed by Kyren Lacy is seen earlier than police say he illegally handed different automobiles in a nonetheless from footage launched by the Louisiana State Police.
Louisiana State Police
The DA’s report, nonetheless, concluded that whereas Lacy was driving at a excessive price of velocity when he handed 4 automobiles, together with an 18-wheeler, in a no-passing zone, he was again in his “right lane” properly earlier than the crash occurred.
Had it been a stretch of roadway the place vehicles had been permitted to go one another, the prosecutor’s report stated the purpose at which Lacy returned to his lane would have been 3 times the required distance and he “wouldn’t have been liable for any crash.”
The prosecutor’s report additionally said the proof reveals the driving force of the Kia Cadenza was following too carefully behind the gold truck and swerved into the southbound lanes to keep away from hitting the truck — to not keep away from Lacy’s Charger.
ABC Information reached out to the DA’s workplace for additional remark however has not heard again.
In a Jan 10, 2025 assertion across the time of Lacy’s arrest, police additionally accused Lacy of fleeing the scene and failing to render support. When he was arrested on fees of negligent murder and reckless operation of a car, police additionally sought fees of felony hit and run towards him.
When he was arrested on a fees of negligent murder and reckless operation of a car, police additionally sought fees of felony hit and run.
However based on the DA’s report, “the proof submitted within the crash report doesn’t assist that Kyren Lacy ought to have identified that his actions had been the reason for the crash.”
The DA’s findings seem to bolster claims made by Lacy’s lawyer, Mathew Ory, in an interview with Houma station HTV 10 final week.
“[Kyren Lacy] had no concept he precipitated this accident as a result of he did not assume he precipitated the accident. He did not trigger the accident,” Ory stated.
ABC Information reached out to Ory however requests for remark weren’t returned.
ABC Information’ Meredith Deliso contributed to this report.
