A driver from Illinois has been charged after allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian while broadcasting live on TikTok, according to local police.
Taynesha McCarthy-Wroten, known as Tea Tyme on TikTok, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and communications malpractice resulting in death, as reported by The New York times.The Zion Police Department filed the charges.
A video circulating on TikTok, reportedly from McCarthy-Wroten’s account, captures her speaking on the phone when a jarring sound is heard. A child’s voice asks, “What was that?” to which the woman responds, “I ran over someone.”
Investigators say surveillance footage shows McCarthy-Wroten’s vehicle entering an intersection against a red light, and that she neither slowed down nor altered her course before hitting Darren Lucas, who later died at a hospital.
mccarthy-Wroten’s lawyer stated to the NYT that the evidence will demonstrate the incident was an accident-a negligent act, but not intentional