Former receiver of the State University of Louisiana Kyren Lacy is dead. He was 24 years old.
Relatives of Lacy confirmed his death at the local point of sale in Louisiana WAFB 9 Sunday April 13. More details, including a cause of death, have not yet been confirmed. (US Weekly Has handed to comment.)
Lacy, a star of the LSU football team last season, had declared for the NFL projectwhich takes place from Thursday April 24 to Saturday April 26.
Lacy’s death occurs for months after being involved in a fatal car accident in December 2024. The former athlete was arrested and charged With negligent homicide, offense of offense and reckless conduct. At the time, the authorities thought that Lacy could have caused the accident before fleeing the premises.
“While Lacy illegally passed the other vehicles, the driver of a van northern, raw and swerved to the right to avoid a frontal collision with the approaching Dodge,” said a press release from the state of Louisiana. “The trip behind the collection was a Kia Cadenza 2017 whose driver kicked out to the left to avoid the ventilation of Dodge Charge. While the Kia Cadenza took evasive measures to avoid impact with the Dodge, he crossed the midline and made a frontal collision with a Kia Sorento 2017 in southern direction.”
At the time, the agent of Lacy, Arceneaux rockysaid Espn In a press release that his client “cooperated fully with the authorities”.
Lacy was published on an obligation of $ 151,000 and A Grand Jury It was to start hearing evidence on Monday April 14 – the day after confirmation of the death of the football player. Lacy, through his lawyer, had denied any involvement.

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Tyler Kaufman / Getty Images“As a defense lawyer for Kyren Lacy, I want to address the accusations of homicide neglect and clarify the facts surrounding this tragic incident,” said the lawyer Matthew Ory said in a statement in February. “On the day of the accident, Mr. Lacy led on a road with two lanes, one in each direction. Although he briefly passed other vehicles, he returned his way without incident safely.”
Ory added: “The collision that led to the death of [another driver] was not caused by the actions of Mr. Lacy. The accident occurred directly to him when a second vehicle in the opposite path has crossed the midline and collided with [the] vehicle, in which he was a passenger. »»
Ory also denied that Lacy caused the collision and only “cautiously cautious after the transition to safety”.
“It is crucial to emphasize that Mr. Lacy did not cause or contributed to the accident. There was no suspicion of alcohol or drug use,” said Ory. “In addition, unlike certain media reports, Mr. Lacy has never” returned “to the scene of the accident. … He did not think he was at fault for the accident, and as such, he continued with his daily activities. Throughout his career, Mr. Lacy was a member of the exemplary community.