Kyren Lacy was just inches away from achieving his dream of playing in the NFL before an accident he allegedly caused brought his life crashing down. The weight of public humiliation and the jabs taken by the Louisiana police eventually led to a catastrophe.
Back in December 2024, Lacy’s life took a 360-degree turn when he was allegedly involved in a traffic crash in Lafourche Parish that resulted in the death of a 78-year-old passenger. Officials charged him with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run, and reckless driving of his Dodge Charger. “Innocent until proven guilty” was something that was missing in his case, as everyone in the media had already given a verdict of him being guilty.
“One day everybody loved him, and then the next day everybody hated him,” says Cydney. “I couldn’t understand how people could do that.” Cydney Thread has, on multiple occasions, expressed her frustration around this situation.
The accusation of such a grave act weighed heavily on his shoulders, but the removal of his name from the NFL Draft Combine ultimately crushed his hopes. In April of last year, an LSU star, out of frustration, took his mom’s car with a gun in his hand. When the troops started the pursuit to calm him down, it was already too late. Lacy crashed his car and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
This April marked a year since his passing. Lacy’s family filed a lawsuit against the Louisiana Police for the death of their son. On the day of the celebration of his life, Cydney paid a rather emotional homage to her late boyfriend. They were together for 5years and met when they were both students at Louisiana-Lafayette.
A closer look at Kyren Lacy’s lawsuit against the Louisiana police
After the demise of their son, Kenneth Lacy and Kandace Washington filed a suit against the Louisiana Police Department and two troopers who investigated the traffic collision in Chackbay. His family filed the suit two days after his death anniversary. When authorities accused Lacy, LPU issued a statement saying he “recklessly passed multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed.” However, the video evidence indicates a false crash pinned on Lacy, proving their own statement to be false.
Since the family filed the lawsuit, Cydney’s frustration has only deepened. Knowing the police allegedly fabricated the crash report confirms her worst fears about how Kyren was treated. For her, these new legal claims validate the anger she’s carried for a year, fueling her ongoing promise to clear his name.
“The extreme emotional distress inflicted by Defendants’ intentional and reckless misconduct was the direct and proximate cause of Mr. Lacy’s decision to take his own life,” the lawsuit said. “But for Defendants’ fabricated investigation, false arrest, and malicious prosecution, Mr. Lacy would be alive today.”
The lawsuit alleges that the defendants, “being overwhelmed by the emotional distress, public scrutiny, reputational harm, loss of professional opportunities and mental anguish caused by defendants’ wrongful accusations, false arrest and malicious prosecution.” To seek justice for their son, they seek a remedy for wrongful death, survival action, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
