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New Video Casts Doubt on Police Account in Kyren Lacy Fatal-Crash Case

The disclosures have renewed scrutiny of the investigation's evidence handling.

Overview

  • Attorney Matt Ory aired surveillance footage on HTV10 that he says shows Lacy’s car 72.6 yards behind the impact and arriving seconds later.
  • The clip depicts Lacy’s Dodge Charger slowing and steering around the wreck with no contact shown.
  • Ory also played body-camera video in which a trooper appears to direct a witness’s statement, raising questions about testimony handling.
  • Louisiana State Police reaffirmed their reconstruction that Lacy’s reckless passing set off the chain of events, noting a court approved the arrest warrant.
  • Ory cited a Lafourche Parish district attorney’s document stating the evidence does not support that Lacy should have known his actions caused the crash; the case remains closed because Lacy died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a Houston pursuit one day before a grand jury date.