Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy died by suicide in April amid an ongoing legal battle connected to a car crash on December that killed 78-year-old Herman Hall. Last week, Lacy’s attorney released footage seeking to clear his name, arguing that he wasn’t responsible for the fatal wreck.
However, Louisiana State Police responded with their own video evidence showing Lacy speeding in a green Dodge. It contradicts the defense’s claims, and commentator Jason Whitlock provided his take on the claim that those legal battles forced Lacy to sucide.
“Kyren Lacy killed himself because he thought he MIGHT get charged with a crime from the crash he MIGHT have caused. And we’re supposed to believe the police caused his suicide by investigating his behavior.
“Lacy’s behavior post-crash is the behavior of a man who thought he MIGHT have killed another man with reckless driving. Lacy snitched on himself,” Whitlock tweeted on Friday.
According to this story, Kyren Lacy killed himself because he thought he MIGHT get charged with a crime from the crash he MIGHT have caused. And we’re supposed to believe the police caused his suicide by investigating his behavior. Lacy’s behavior post crash is the behavior of a…
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) October 10, 2025
Meanwhile, former NFL player and ESPN analyst Ryan Clark issued an apology on “First Take” on Thursday morning and admitted he was wrong for publicly calling Lacy “an innocent man” on Monday.
“Two lives have been lost. Herman Hall, a man who spent his life in service of others, and Kyren Lacy, a young man I wish I could tell how much he had to live for,” Clark said. “In full transparency, I knew Kyren Lacy personally. But nothing matters to me more than the truth.
“I failed to do that on Monday night based on the subsequent evidence that has been released by the Louisiana State Police Department. I set the highest standards of fairness and, most importantly, righteousness in my work. I didn’t meet that standard.”
Clark’s apology followed his earlier action of criticizing police for “changing Lacy’s joy” and “ruining his life” by allegedly misrepresenting the investigation.
District Attorney Finds Inconsistencies in Kyren Lacy’s Case
The district attorney’s office that reviewed Kyren Lacy’s fatal car accident concluded that the Louisiana State Police’s investigation contained “several inconsistencies.”
In response, a Louisiana State Police spokesperson told ABC News on Thursday that they could not comment on the DA’s review since they were not involved in that process.
“Louisiana State Police stands by the findings of its crash investigation, which relied on Troopers’ specialized training, eyewitness accounts, video evidence, and physical evidence to determine contributing factors.”
The DA’s office that investigated a December 2024 fatal crash that led to the arrest of former LSU player Kyren Lacy found that the police probe into the incident had “several inconsistencies” and disputed the police’s characterization of his actions. https://t.co/igLyo1tglR pic.twitter.com/b2VsxLpMbS
— ABC News (@ABC) October 10, 2025
The full report was forwarded to the Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office, and ABC News said that Lacy’s attorney did not respond to requests for comment.
Lacy recorded 112 receptions for 1,692 yards and 16 touchdowns across 39 games in his LSU career and was the Tigers’ top receiving target in 2024.
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The LSP didn’t kill Kyren Lacy. But they arugably started a chain of dominoes with negligent actions that resulted in his death. Ironically very similar to what they accuse Kyren Lacy of doing. Using the black box data from multiple cars involved in and surrounding this accident, along with the video footage that the LSP released on 10/7, suggest that the northbound kia Cadenza may well have born the majority of fault it not all of the fault for speeding, tailgating, not paying attention to the road, and turning into opposing traffic and hitting the oncoming car whose passenger died. Kyren was on the opposite side of the road and in his correct lane at the time this driver turned her vehicle into oncoming traffic. So why was Kyren charged and she wasn’t? Did the LSP rush to judgement? Was an arrest even necessary since this was going to be presented to a Grand Jury before it could proceed? Was factual information kept from the judge who issued the arrest warrant, ie lies by omission? Thes are hard questions that need ansering.