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Ryan Clark, Pat McAfee and Scott Van Pelt gave strong reactions to the evidence that attempted to prove Kyren Lacy innocent for allegedly causing a fatal wreck last year.
However, when Louisiana State Police issued their own surveillance to defend their findings that Lacy’s “reckless operation” eventually led to a 78-year-old man’s death, they walked back on their earlier sentiments.
Upon seeing the video, Van Pelt said Monday night that he could not “recall ever seeing something that made me react viscerally to the point that I felt like my hands were trembling.”
Louisiana State Police released a “Critical Incident Briefing Video” that appeared to show that Lacy was driving at “a high rate of speed, passing three passenger vehicles and one loaded 18-wheeler in a designated no-passing zone with a 40 mph posted speed limit.
The briefing video showed bodycam footage of one witness — the driver of the 18-wheeler — saying Lacy caused the wreck. That witness said the driver of a gold truck traveling north slammed on the brakes as Lacy’s Charger approached southbound, causing a female driver in a Kia Cadenza behind the gold truck to swerve into the southbound lane to avoid the truck. The Cadenza then crashed into the Kia Sorrento carrying Herman Hall, which was traveling south. Hall died as a result of his injuries.
“The gold truck traveling north veered right to avoid a head-on collision with the green Charger. As the gold truck veered right, the driver of the Kia Cadenza saw the approaching green charger. In reaction, the Kia Cadenza driver swerved left into the southbound lane and impacted a northbound Kia Sorrento,” police said, adding that the driver of the gold truck “reacted appropriately” to avoid a crash with Lacy.
However, police said, “All evidence collected supports the conclusion that Lacy’s reckless operation of the green Charger into oncoming traffic triggered the chain of events involving the other drivers, ultimately resulting in the fatal crash.”
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