Overview

• Tom Mya Lyons, an 18-year-old senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, died in a crash on the Sibley Boulevard ramp to I-94 northbound early Sunday morning.
• The crash occurred just hours after Lyons attended her senior prom, themed 'A Night of Enchanted Elegance,' at Chicago’s Field Museum.
• A 16-year-old Riverdale resident was identified as the driver of the vehicle and was uninjured; Illinois State Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.
• Lyons was a celebrated member of the school’s step dance team, which recently won first place in their division.
• Homewood-Flossmoor High School has deployed crisis counselors and held memorial activities to support grieving students and staff.