Tea Tyme who is accused of killing a man while live-streaming while driving her vehicle in November — is allowed to walk free ahead of her trial, an Illinois county court determined at a hearing Friday, TMZ reports.
Tea Tyme was arrested for the incident on Tuesday … and although she will no longer be held in a cell, there are conditions to her release.According to court docs obtained by TMZ … she will have a curfew and will be barred from driving and using social media outside her home.A preliminary hearing for the trial will take place on June 27.
Prosecutors don’t want Tea Tyme — the TikToker accused of killing a pedestrian while live-streaming back in November — to be allowed back on the streets prior to her trial … arguing she poses a threat to public safety.
The Lake County State’s Attorney submitted the document to the court Friday … laying out the allegations against Tea Tyme — real name Tynesha McCarty-Wroten.
According to prosecutors … Tea Tyme was live-streaming to 14 people when she ran a red light and struck 59-year-old Darren Lucas.Tea Tyme allegedly continued moving forward after initially hitting Lucas … running him over instead of stopping her car. Lucas was subsequently pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Authorities say the influencer had her 7-year-old grandson in the car with her at the time of the crash. They note she was tested and did not have alcohol in her system.Prosecutors insist Tea Tyme’s pre-trial release is dangerous … arguing in the docs that her alleged actions “posed an incredible risk to every driver and pedestrian.
“They say Tea Tyme’s distracted driving while allegedly live-streaming took her focus from the road, which led to the “preventable death of Darren Lucas.” Making and actively participating in a live stream was “selfish,” prosecutors add.
In addition, prosecutors claim Tea Tyme’s previously been arrested for DUI, and they allege she’s driven with a suspended license in the past, too … so, they say she simply can’t be trusted to abide by a court order not to drive before her trial.
Tea Tyme was arrested Tuesday and booked on two felonies … reckless homicide and aggravated use of a communication device resulting in death.