Proof the LSP video and diagram is in error.

In their response to the controversy, the LSP issued a video with clear cues about what happened and a voice narrative that misleads. This goes hand-in-hand with the official diagram of the incident that does not accurately reflect what is in their own video (found HERE).

(Full disclosure: I believe that Lacy was likely guilty of reckless driving, but not of vehicular manslaughter. I believe that the actions of the woman who hit Mr. Hill were much more responsible for his death. I have explained my reasons in other threads. This post will only address inconsistencies in the LSP materials available. All diagrams are mine, based on the data in the video and Google Maps.)

For starters, here is the Google Maps location of the collision, Go Bears Chevron and Rapids Wash ‘N Roll car wash. For clarity, I have added labels for entrances (A, B, C, & D) and islands (1, 2, & 3). Based on the next image, I have placed the location of the collision at the south edge of Entrance D.


In this screen capture (at 2:23 of the video), we see the moment of the collision and Kyren Lacy’s car. There is no confusion here: Lacy’s car is right at the end of Island 1 in front of Go Bear’s Chevron. Additionally, the accident is partially obscured by the sign for Rapids Wash ‘N Roll, which is in Island 3, which means that the collision is somewhere on the south end of Entrance D. The white SUV is passing Island 2.


In this next capture, I have stopped the video from the front of Go Bear’s at the point where Lacy’s car is located in the same place as the capture above showing the moment of the collision (1:55). Here, we see clearly that Lacy is back in the southbound lane, still passing Island 1, and the white truck behind him is in front of Entrance A. Note that the clock from the surveillance camera shows 12:03:53.


In this next image, I have indicated with boxes where the cars are at the moment of collision: the white SUV is passing Island 2, Lacy has not yet reached Entrance B, and the white truck (depicted in yellow for clarity) is in the middle of Entrance A.


The next image is the official diagram of the incident, followed by my interpretation of how that diagram would translate to the location. Please note the following:
- Island 2 and Entrance C are not in the diagram.
- The diagram shows Lacy still in the oncoming lane over half-way past Island 1 while still passing the truck.
- The diagram shows Lacy as not returning to the right lane until Island 3.



As shown above, this is not accurate based on the video capture. Each of these mistakes allows the diagram to place Lacy about 120 feet closer to the collision than he really was. But, it gets worse.

This capture is at the point in the video where LSP notes the sound of the collision (1:59). From this, the clear implication is that Lacy is closer to the collision than he was. This sound reaches the camera at Go Bear’s over a second after the collision (12:03:55 vs 12:03:53 on the surveillance video clock). The LSP’s highlighting of the sound makes people think this is the actual time of the collision, but the cars are already starting to slow down because of the collision. Placing this video earlier in the video also misleads people into thinking this is the most important piece of data they provide.


Conclusion: The LSP version of the story is riddled with errors of fact and interpretation that any competent attorney would have been able to exploit in front of a jury. (BTW, I am not an attorney, competent or otherwise.) While I cannot prove that the LSP was intentionally lying, this video does not help their case as much as they want us to think it does.

Fire away and GEAUX TIGERS!