louisiana – Louisiana State University wide receiver Kylen Lacy is wanted on charges including manslaughter after police say he left the scene of a fatal crash on Louisiana Route 20 on Dec. 17.
Louisiana State Police said Lacy was driving a 2023 Dodge Charger southbound around noon, recklessly passing multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed. Police said he crossed the center line and was traveling in the northbound lane in a designated no-passing zone.
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Police said the driver of the pickup truck was illegally passing another vehicle when he braked and swerved to the right to avoid a head-on collision with Lacy. A 2017 Kia Cadenza was behind the pickup truck, which also swerved to the left to avoid colliding with Lacy. However, while attempting to avoid a collision, the Cadenza crossed the center line and collided head-on with a 2017 Kia Sorento traveling southbound, authorities said.
According to a Louisiana State Police report, Lacey drove around the scene of the accident and fled south on Route 20 without stopping to call for help, call emergency services or report his involvement. It is said that he did.
BATON ROUGE, LA – SEPTEMBER 21: Kylen Lacy #2 of the LSU Tigers looks on during a game against the UCLA Bruins on September 21, 2024 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Gus Stark/LSU/University Images via Getty Images)
Detectives said 78-year-old Herman Hall, who was a passenger in the Kia Sorento, died from his injuries at a hospital.
Louisiana State Police obtained an arrest warrant for Lacey on charges of negligent homicide, felony hit and run, and reckless operation of a vehicle after he was identified as the driver of the Dodge Charger.
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Authorities say they are in contact with Lacey and his legal representatives to try to extradite him.
Lacy committed to LSU in 2022 and announced on his X-Page on Dec. 19, two days after the accident, that he had declared for the NFL Draft.
source: Information for this article was obtained from a press release shared by Louisiana State Police and Lacey’s social media.
