Livestreaming while driving is why TikToker Tea Tyme is behind bars on Christmas Eve, nearly two months after she allegedly ran over a pedestrian, cops have her in custody, TMZ reports.
Tea Tyme or Tynesha McCarty-Wroten, IRL — was arrested Tuesday in Zion, IL and booked for 2 felonies … reckless homicide and aggravated use of communications resulting in death, according to the report by TMZ.
As that second count describes … cops say Tynesha was livestreaming Nov. 3 in the suburb north of Chicago while she was driving, and ran into 59-year-old Darren Lucas as he walked across an intersection.
On her stream, you could clearly hear a thud, and then she said, “F***, f***, f***, I just hit somebody.” You could also hear a child in the car ask what happened … and then the stream cut off.
Cops say Tynesha called 911 and remained at the scene to speak to cops. Darren was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
While TikTok doesn’t allow users to livestream while driving, many people have figured out a work around by using a customized green screen background.