LSU WR Kyren Lacy charged in fatal car crash

LSU WR Kyren Lacy charged in fatal car crash

Louisiana State Police have issued an arrest warrant for former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy, who is accused of causing a fatal crash that killed a 78-year-old man on Dec. 17 and then fleeing the scene , without providing help or calling the authorities.

Louisiana State Police said Friday that Lacy would be charged with involuntary manslaughter, hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle.

Police said they contacted Lacy and his attorney to report him.

According to a state police news release, Lacy was allegedly driving a 2023 Dodge Charger on Louisiana Highway 20 and “recklessly passed multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed by crossing the center line and entering the northbound lane while in a posted no-passing zone.”

“As Lacy illegally passed the other vehicles, the driver of a northbound pickup suddenly braked and swerved to the right to avoid a head-on collision with the oncoming Dodge,” a news release from Louisiana State Police said.

“There was a 2017 Kia Cadenza behind the pickup, whose driver swerved to the left to avoid the oncoming Dodge Charger. As the Kia Cadenza took evasive action to avoid a collision with the Dodge, it crossed the center line and collided head-on with a southbound 2017 Kia Sorento.”

Police alleged that 24-year-old Lacy drove around the scene and fled “without stopping to render aid, call emergency services or report his involvement in the accident.”

According to state police, 78-year-old Herman Hall of Thibodaux, Louisiana, who was a passenger in the Kia Sorrento, later died as a result of the accident.

According to police, the drivers of the Cadenza and Sorento also suffered moderate injuries.

Lacy played two seasons at Louisiana before transferring to LSU in 2022. He had 58 catches for 866 yards with nine touchdowns last season and declared for the NFL draft on December 19, two days after the crash.

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