by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman
November 9, 2025
The lady was seen saying ‘I simply hit anyone’ earlier than she reduce off the livestream.
A reckless driver who hit and killed a person was reportedly filming a TikTok whereas behind the wheel.
Authorities proceed investigating a 43-year-old girl, who goes by Tea Tyme on TikTok, who reportedly killed the person whereas driving by a suburb in Zion, Illinois. In accordance with The Guardian, the alleged video reveals the presumed girl driving the car as listeners immediately heard a thud. One other TikTok account launched a display screen recording of the supposed clip.
@dwell.catch.up WHOA!!! Teatyme went dwell Monday whereas driving and HIT a pedestrian?! There are extra rumors however for now we hope it’s not true & everybody goes to be okay. GET OFF YOUR PHONES WHILE DRIVING PEOPLE!!!! #teatyme #LiveCatchUp #tiktoklive #crash ♬ authentic sound – Reside Catch Ups
She reacted to the noise by saying “F-ck, f-ck, f-ck … I simply hit anyone.”
The livestream shut down shortly after the revelation, with a toddler additionally overheard asking what occurred.
First responders arrived on the Nov. 3 scene, figuring out it as a crash involving a pedestrian. The lady stayed on the scene to talk to the police.
The Zion police division investigations commander, Lt Paul Kehrli, informed the Lake and McHenry County Scanner that medicine and alcohol weren’t thought of elements within the crash. With this assertion, many presume the distraction of cellphone utilization performed a task within the deadly incident.
Whereas the girl’s actual identification and additional data stay unknown, the incident has sparked conversations amongst those that watched the preliminary livestream. The TikTok customers launched a Reddit thread to debate how the girl was appearing, and the way her diverted consideration to the livestream may have resulted within the man’s dying.
One claimed she “wasn’t taking note of the street as a result of she was studying feedback and grinning at her telephone”.
In accordance with the Nationwide Freeway Security Administration, 3,275 individuals died in crashes attributable to distracted driving in 2023. The NHTSA continues to warn of the hazards of driving with out one’s full consideration on the street, as cases equivalent to these proceed to take lives.
The sufferer, 59-year-old Darren Lucas, was transported to a close-by hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless. A coroner confirmed he dying stemmed from blunt-forced accidents sustained within the crash. His household informed the Scanner that they may even pray for the motive force and her emotional state after the accident.
“We … will proceed to wish for what the motive force should be going by,” shared Lucas’ son-in-law Chris King. “We’re looking for our methods to dwell, with out somebody we cherished a lot.”
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