Outcry as TikTok livestreamer who allegedly hit and killed man asks for donations
Woman requests help to support ‘mental leave’ after incident in which Darren Lucas, 59, was struck and killedA social media creator who allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian as she hosted a livestream and simultaneously drove through a Chicago suburb has been met with backlash after apparently...
<p>Woman requests help to support ‘mental leave’ after incident in which Darren Lucas, 59, was struck and killed</p><p>A social media creator who allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian as she hosted a livestream and simultaneously drove through a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/chicago">Chicago</a> suburb has been met with backlash after apparently soliciting donationsshe said were designed to support “mental leave”.</p><p>“You know I don’t like asking y’all for shit, but if y’all … find it in y’all’s heart and y’all wanna support, my CashApp [account] is right there,” the woman said, according to a recording of the plea made to a restricted TikTok audience three days from the traffic crash that killed 59-year-old Darren Lucas.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/11/tiktok-driver-chicago-donations">Continue reading...</a>
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