New details emerge on Kyren Lacy arrest, alleged hit-and-run prior to death

More details are starting to emerge from a hit-and-run involving former LSU running back Kyren Lacy. The crash resulted in the death of 78-year-old Herman Hall of Thibodaux, La.

In February, less than two months after the December 2024 incident, Lacy’s attorney Matthew Ory released a statement denying Lacy caused or contributed to the crash. While speaking with HTV’s Martin Folse this week, Ory said he obtained an investigative report proving just that.

According to the report, Ory said Lacy passed four cars, as police previously said, but data shows he was more than 90 yards behind Hall. At the time of impact, he was more than 70 yards behind the crash.

“That’s the beauty of the investigative report that I now have my hands on,” Ory told Folse. “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.

“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 [words] – behind the vehicles. That is not how this story was ever painted. Never.”

Lacy faced charges of negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless driving as a result of the incident. Police said he was “illegally passing the other vehicles, the driver of a northbound pickup truck abruptly braked and swerved to the right to avoid a head-on collision with the approaching Dodge” in a press release. Police also said he drove around the scene of the crash and fled “without stopping to render aid, call emergency services, or report his involvement in the crash.”

The expectation was all charges would be dropped against the former LSU receiver. However, Lacy passed away prior to the hearing. His agent later released a statement criticizing the NFL for revoking his client’s invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine in light of the situation. The statement also criticized the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office.

But as he looked at both investigations – the one from the Lafourche Parish district attorney and Louisiana State police – Ory saw Lacy was in the correct lane at the time of the crash. He also made it clear it’s not one of his own experts saying it. He’s just looking at the reports.

“He was back in his proper lane, according to their data,” Ory said. “This isn’t my expert. This is the investigation of the Lafourche Parish district attorney’s office. So I’m here simply comparing and contrasting the district attorney’s office with state police in this matter, their investigations.”