Kyren Lacy, former LSU receiver, was found dead Saturday night in Houston.

An LSU official and his attorney confirmed to ESPN on Sunday.

The cause of death was not immediately known.

On Dec. 17, Lacy was accused of causing a crash that killed a 78-year-old man and then fleeing the scene without rendering aid or calling authorities.

He turned himself into authorities on Jan. 12. He was jailed and then released on $151,000 bail, according to police records.

Lafourche (Louisiana) Parish Sheriff’s Office records show that Lacy was charged with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run with death, and reckless operation of a vehicle. A grand jury will begin hearing evidence in the case on Monday.

Lacy’s attorney, Matthew Ory, made a statement to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach, “It is with profound sorrow that we confirm the tragedy passing of Kyren Lacy. First and foremost, we ask that the public and the media give his family the space and time they need to grieve this unimaginable loss in peace.”

Ory added that he was “very confident the evidence, after being fully collected and reviewed, would lead to a declination of charges” and that, “we will be demanding a full and transparent review of how this investigation was conducted and why.”

Lacy was allegedly driving a 2023 Dodge Charger on Louisiana Highway 20 and “recklessly passed multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed by crossing the centerline and entering the northbound lane while in a designated no-passing zone.”

“As Lacy was illegally passing the other vehicles, the driver of a northbound pickup truck abruptly braked and swerved to the right to avoid a head-on collision with the approaching Dodge,” the Louisiana State Police news release said.

Lacy, 24, allegedly drove around the crash scene and then fled “without stopping to render aid, call emergency services, or report his involvement in the crash.”

According to state police, Herman Hall who was a passenger in the Kia Sorento, later died from injuries that he suffered in the crash.

Rocky Arceneaux, Lacy’s agent, said in a statement that his client was, “fully cooperating with the authorities.”

Two days after the crash, Lacy declared for the NFL Draft. He did not play in LSU’s win over Baylor in the Texas Bowl. Lacy was ranked the No. 6 receiver prospect in the draft by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. in December.

Kiper’s most recent Big Board was published last month, and Lacy was not ranked among the top 10 available wide receivers.

Lacy started his career at Louisiana, and he played three seasons at LSU. He caught 58 passes for 866 yards and a team-leading nine touchdowns last year, which was his best season.