BATON ROUGE — Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy, accused of negligent homicide after a fatal crash near Chackbay late last year, has died. WBRZ Investigative Unit sources said the cause of death was suicide.

Lacy was due in court Monday.

Prosecutors say a car Lacy was driving crashed head-on into a vehicle on La. 20, killing Herman Hall, 78.

State Police had said Lacy was speeding and crossed the center line in a no-passing zone before hitting Hall, then left the scene after the crash. In addition to the negligent homicide charge, he was accused of hit-and-run and reckless operation. He spent less than two hours in the Lafourche Parish jail after being booked.

He was 24 at the time of the crash.

Lacy wrapped up his career at LSU last year after initially playing at Louisiana-Lafayette.