At the time of the crash, McCarty-Wroten called 911 and told responding officers the traffic light had been green when she passed through the intersection. Darren Lucas was tragically struck and killed in November as he walked home from his job in a local grocery store. But a screen recording that purportedly captured McCarty-Wroten’s livestream of the accident began circulating on TikTok on November 7, ABC 7 reported. Investigators quickly confirmed the authenticity of the clip and pulled surveillance footage that showed the traffic light was red at the time of the collision. King told the Guardian “the family and myself are glad to see the wheels of justice moving” in relation to McCarty-Wroten‘s arrest.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 27, 2025 05:19 UTC