TikTok Influencer Arrested in Fatal Crash While Livestreaming

Tynesha McCartyWroten, a 43-year-old TikTok influencer known as Tea_Tyme_3, was arrested Tuesday in Zion, Illinois, on charges of reckless homicide and aggravated use of a communications device resulting in death, authorities said. The charges stem from a November 3 crash in which McCartyWroten struck and killed 59-year-old pedestrian Darren Lucas while livestreaming herself driving in the Chicago suburb.

Lucas, a grocery store worker from nearby Beach Park, had finished his shift at Torres Fresh Market and was crossing the street near the store when he was hit by McCartyWroten's 2015 Ford Edge, police reports indicate. He suffered blunt force injuries and was pronounced dead at a hospital. An eight-year-old child was in the vehicle with McCartyWroten at the time, though their relationship was not specified; both declined medical attention at the scene. Toxicology tests ruled out drugs or alcohol as factors.

During the livestream on her TikTok account, a loud thud was captured, followed by McCartyWroten exclaiming that she had hit someone, according to police and recordings shared by witnesses. A child's voice asking what happened was also audible before the stream ended....