Highlights
- Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s April 11, 2025, report found “several inconsistencies” in LSP’s crash investigation of Kyren Lacy
- DA report states evidence does not support that Lacy “should have known his actions were the cause of the crash”
- The report confirms Lacy was back in his correct lane 92.3 yards before the fatal collision occurred
- DA found Lacy would not have been responsible “had it been a stretch of roadway where cars were permitted to pass each other”
- ABC News obtained the full DA report on Thursday, revealing contradictions to LSP’s narrative that led to Lacy’s arrest
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Report Contradicts Louisiana State Police Claims in Kyren Lacy Investigation
Documents obtained by national media show Lafourche Parish prosecutors found major problems with the Louisiana State Police investigation that led to former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy’s arrest on negligent homicide charges
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) — A district attorney’s report obtained by ABC News this week contradicts key claims Louisiana State Police made about former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy’s role in a December 2024 fatal crash. Prosecutors found “several inconsistencies” in the investigation that led to his arrest.
According to ABC News, the April 11, 2025, review by an investigator in Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell’s office stated: “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.”
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The DA’s report challenges the foundation of LSP’s case against the 24-year-old who took his own life on April 12, 2025—one day after prosecutors completed their review and two days before a grand jury was scheduled to hear the case.
What the District Attorney’s Investigation Found
The Lafourche Parish DA’s office conducted its own investigation into the December 17, 2024, crash on Louisiana Highway 20 that killed 78-year-old Herman Hall. Their findings tell a different story than what LSP presented to the public and used to get an arrest warrant…