TikToker Tynesha McCarty-Wroten, known to her online followers as Tea Tyme, was arrested after she allegedly ran over and killed a pedestrian while live-streaming while driving through a Chicago suburb in November.

According to a press release from the Zion Police Department obtained by People, McCarty-Wroten was arrested for her alleged involvement in the traffic crash that killed 59-year-old Darren Lucas as he walked home from his shift at a supermarket in Zion, Illinois, on November 3. According to the release, “numerous citizens contacted Zion investigators to inform them about a TikTok video that allegedly showed Ms. McCarty-Wroten livestreaming while driving at the time of the crash.”

Investigators verified the video, and after McCarty-Wroten surrendered her phone through her attorney, forensic analysis confirmed that the video had been recorded at the date and time of the crash, authorities said. According to a report by The Guardian, the video that circulated at the time was a screen recording of a live stream, which allegedly showed a user with the username “Tea_Tyme_3” talking on the phone before a loud crash was heard. "Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit! I just hit someone," the driver allegedly said, as someone in the car asked what had happened. The account was subsequently made private, and a bio section indicating the user was from Zion was removed, The Guardian reported. The Lake County State Attorney's Office issued an arrest warrant for manslaughter and aggravated use of an electronic communication device, according to the statement, and McCarty-Wroten was arrested by Zion police officers almost immediately after the warrant was issued. Police say in the statement that she was seen trying to leave her home with several suitcases. According to details of the case provided in the statement, Lucas had just finished his shift at a nearby supermarket and was returning home to Beach Park when he was struck at an intersection while attempting to cross the street. The Zion Police Department and Fire Department responded to the intersection at approximately 5:46 p.m.and found Lucas critically injured. He was rushed to Vista Medical Center and later pronounced dead. Police identified the driver of the vehicle that struck Lucas as McCarty-Wroten, who remained at the scene and cooperated with officers, according to the statement. An 8-year-old child was also in the vehicle, police said. McCarty-Wroten voluntarily went with officers to the Zion Police Department, where she gave a statement and submitted to blood and urine tests, although authorities say she initially refused to allow investigators to examine her cell phone. At the time, the social media creator told police she believed she had the green light when crossing the intersection and claimed not to have seen Lucas. Investigators analyzed the scene and video footage from nearby businesses, which they say shows the vehicle had gone south through the intersection against a red light, traveling at a speed close to the posted speed limit of 35 mph (56 km/h), and did not appear to slow down or change course before the impact with Lucas. The Guardian reported that McCarty-Wroten further fueled outrage on social media by going live days after Lucas's death and soliciting donations on the platform. Cash Apps, which she said were to support her "mental break" from creating online content. Although authorities say she initially refused to allow investigators to examine her cell phone.

At the time, the social media creator told police she believed she had the green light when crossing the intersection and claimed not to have seen Lucas.

Investigators analyzed the scene and videos from nearby businesses, which they say show the vehicle had gone south through the intersection against a red light, traveling at a speed close to the posted speed limit of 35 mph (56 km/h), and did not appear to slow down or change course before the impact with Lucas.

The Guardian reported that McCarty-Wroten further sparked outrage on social media by going live days after Lucas's death and soliciting donations on the Cash App platform, which she said were to support her "mental break" from her online content creation.