Former LSU star Kyren Lacy tragically died in an apparent suicide in April while being pursued by authorities. His death came while he was being investigated for charges of negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run, and reckless operation of a vehicle. The jury was set to start hearing evidence on the Monday following his death. There was a lot of speculation at the time that Lacy committed suicide because of his involvement in that case.
This week, new information has come to light that proves Lacy’s innocence. Video evidence showed that Lacy’s car was well behind the car crash that caused the death he was charged with. On Saturday, another video was posted, showing how Lacy was tricked into implicating himself.
Railroaded! Kyren Lacy was recently proven innocent of causing a fatal crash. Police officers coached a man on how to implicate Kyren Lacy, even though the man/witness said, ‘That’s not what happened; it was the woman who caused it.’ Officers turned off their body cams before a… pic.twitter.com/cAmpxWYeSj
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This new evidence left a huge number of fans upset and angry about how the police acted in this case.
“Sickening,” one fan wrote.
“As more details emerge surrounding Kyren Lacy and the fatal crash, the more infuriating and sadder it becomes!” one fan commented.
“Everybody involved in trying to pin this on this young man needs to be in prison,” one fan added.
Fans continued to react in the comments.
“Justice for Kyren Lacy,” one fan wrote.
“Fire the officers, I hope the family sues,” one fan commented.
“It’s always proven innocent after the fact, can’t make this stuff up,” one fan added.
Kyren Lacy was 72 Yards Behind the Car Crash
The evidence that came to light this week that proved Kyren Lacy’s innocence was the location of his car in relation to the car crash. Lacy’s attorney, Matt Ory, showed surveillance video obtained from a nearby gas station that showed that Lacy’s green Dodge Charger was 72.6 yards behind the vehicles at the time of impact.
The investigation initially claimed that Lacy recklessly passed multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed in a no-passing zone. According the Lacy’s agent, his draft combine invite was rescinded because of this incident.
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