Overview
- Investigators say 59-year-old Darren Lucas died after being struck on Nov. 3 in Zion, Illinois, and a county crash team conducted reconstruction at the scene.
- The driver, described by police as a 43-year-old woman in a 2015 Ford Edge, remained at the site, called 911, and cooperated with investigators.
- Police confirmed they are reviewing a screen recording in which a woman on TikTok says, "I just hit somebody," and a child is heard, and they consider the video relevant to the case.
- Authorities said drugs and alcohol are not suspected, and no charges had been approved as of the latest reports.
- Recordings circulated online show the same TikTok user later asking for Cash App donations during what she called "mental leave," and media reports link the account to the name Ty Nesha/Tynesha McCarty.