‘Selfish’ TikToker Tea Tyme Shouldn’t Be Released Before Trial, Prosecutors Argue

Prosecutors don’t need Tea Tyme — the TikToker accused of killing a pedestrian whereas reside streaming again in November — to be allowed again on the streets previous to her trial … arguing she poses a risk to public security.

The Lake County State’s Attorney submitted the doc to the court Friday … laying out the allegations in opposition to Tea Tyme — actual title Tynesha McCarty-Wroten.

According to prosecutors … Tea Tyme was live-streaming to 14 individuals when she ran a purple gentle and struck 59-year-old Darren Lucas.

Tea Tyme allegedly continued transferring ahead after initially hitting Lucas … working him over as an alternative of stopping her automobile. Lucas was subsequently pronounced useless at an area hospital.

Authorities say the influencer had her 7-year-old grandson within the automobile along with her on the time of the crash. They observe she was examined and didn’t have alcohol in her system.

Prosecutors insist Tea Tyme’s pre-trial launch is harmful … arguing within the docs that her alleged actions “posed an incredible risk to every driver and pedestrian.”

They say Tea Tyme’s distracted driving whereas allegedly live-streaming took her focus from the highway, which led to the “preventable death of Darren Lucas.” Making and actively taking part in a reside stream was “selfish,” prosecutors add.

In addition, prosecutors declare Tea Tyme’s beforehand been arrested for DUI, they usually allege she’s pushed with a suspended license previously, too … so, they are saying she merely cannot be trusted to abide by a court order to not drive earlier than her trial.