TikTokker who allegedly killed pedestrian while livestreaming asks for mental leave donations

A TikTokker who allegedly mowed down a 59-year-old pedestrian while broadcasting live on the platform in suburban Chicago is asking for donations, setting social media users ablaze with outrage.Content creator Tea Tyme — real name Ty Nesha — was addressing viewers on the app while driving in Zion, Ill., about 65 miles north of the Windy City, on Nov.3 when a sudden, sickening thud is heard, prompting her to scream and say, “F–k, f–k, f–k … I just hit somebody.”A child apparently riding in the vehicle with the 43-year-old can be heard repeatedly asking “What was that?” before the stream abruptly ended.Darren Lucas, 59, was struck in a crosswalk on Nov.

3 by a woman driving a 2015 Ford Edge, who police said called 911 and remained at the scene to speak with investigators, Fox 32 Chicago confirmed.Lucas, who worked at a grocery store across the street, was rushed to Vista East Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead of blunt force injuries.Drugs and alcohol were not suspected factors in the fatal crash, Zion Police Lt.Paul Kehrli told the Lake and McHenry County Scanner.

He later told the Guardian that “no charges have been approved at this time.”Cops believe that Nesha’s video is relevant to the investigation into Lucas’ death, but Kehrli declined to comment to the outlet about how it was brought to the department’s attention.Lucas’ son-in-law, Chris King, told the Guardian that he was “a great friend” and the “nicest guy I’ve known,” adding that “he played a great role in [us] finding humor when humor is needed.”But as the man’s devastated family tries to pick up the pieces, Nesha re-emerged on social media to heartlessly solicit donations.“My CashApp up there if y’all wanna support while I’m on mental leave,” she said.“You know I don’t like asking y’all for s–t, but if y’all … find it in y’all’s heart and y’all wanna support, my CashApp is right there,” she said on TikTok three days a...