Social Media and Technology

Zion, Illinois police arrested online creator Tynesha McCarty-Wroten, 43, known on TikTok as 'Tea Tyme,' on Tuesday and charged her with felony reckless homicide and aggravated use of a communications device resulting in death for a Nov. 3 crash that killed 59-year-old pedestrian Darren Lucas of Beach Park while she was livestreaming with an 8-year-old in her car. She is being held without bond as her attorney argues the incident was an accident and negligent, not reckless, and the case highlights legal risks of distracted driving tied to social-media use.