Overview
- Court records show Tynesha McCarty-Wroten was freed Friday following a preliminary hearing, reversing an earlier order to hold her.
- She faces counts of reckless homicide and aggravated use of an electronic communication device in the Nov. 3 death of 59-year-old Darren Lucas.
- Investigators say public tips led to a preserved TikTok recording, phone forensics tied the video to the crash time, and surveillance showed she ran a red light.
- Prosecutors argued for detention citing danger to the public and prior driving arrests, and reports note a child was in her car during the collision.
- Police say she stayed at the scene and had no alcohol in her system; the next court date is set for Jan. 27.