The attorney for former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy says the video released by State Police on Tuesday that shows Lacy driving at a high rate of speed and passing multiple vehicles in a no-passing zone moments before two cars collided head-on in Lafourche Parish last December does not change his position that Lacy did NOT cause that fatal crash. Matthew Ory was a guest on “After Further Review,” hosted by Matt Moscona on ESPN Baton Rouge radio.
“He should not have been prosecuted for negligent homicide. It’s a civil case, not a criminal case,” Ory said.
Ory says the video shows Lacy was back in his proper lane before the two cars collided on Louisiana Highway 20.
State Police claims Lacy’s reckless driving, which included driving at a high rate of speed in a lane facing oncoming traffic, forced a driver to swerve to their left to avoid Lacy’s Dodge Charger, which resulted in the fatal collision.
But Ory says the Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office’s own investigation determined Lacy was over 70 yards behind the cars involved in the crash, therefore too far away for him to be considered responsible.
Ory told ESPN Baton Rouge radio that the evidence released by State Police didn’t change a thing.
“I get it, man, they’ve got to respond. That’s fine, but they didn’t do anything,” Ory said.
The State Police video report shows two witnesses at the scene of the crash blaming Lacy’s Dodge Charger for causing the fatal crash. Ory said in his interview on ESPN Baton Rouge Radio, there’s still more evidence out there.
Matthew Ory: “There’s a witness at the scene, that I know about, that they interviewed, that I’m telling you is beneficial to our case. That didn’t make it to the report.”
Matt Moscona: “Why not?”
Matthew Ory: “I don’t know. You tell me.”
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says the Lafourche District Attorney appropriately was bringing the matter to a grand jury, so that the grand jury could review the facts and decide the appropriate charges to indict on, if any. Murrill says she’s continuing to review the entire file from State Police and will release a more detailed statement at the conclusion of that review. Ory told ESPN Baton Rouge he welcomes the investigation by the AG’s office on how State Police handled this case.
“I saw what I saw, you saw what you saw. We’ll see what comes to that. And we have to put out trust in these people, and our elected officials, that they’re gonna do the right thing. Let’s see what they got,” Ory said.
Lacy’s Dad, Kenny Lacy, was part of the interview on “After Further Review” with Matt Moscona on ESPN Baton Rouge. The grieving father had this message for the public.
“The people who, who judged him without knowing him, I was you could have met him. I promise, I promise, you would have changed your mind. He wasn’t a bad person,” Lacy said.
