Influencer Killed in London Crash, Driver Charged

0:00On April 26, a 32-year-old influencer named Claudia Zakrzewska from Essex has died after being hit by a car driven by former ex-factor, finalist Gabrielle Precious Carrington, outside a so-ho nightclub. This happened in the early hours of Sunday, April 19, near the Inca venue on Argyle Street in Central London. Zakrzewska, a Polish social media star with over 250,000 Instagram followers, fought for nearly a week in hospital before passing. Away on Saturday, Carrington, a 29-year-old from Manchester, known online as AIEL-Yuk, with 362,000 followers, was behind the wheel of A-seconds. Black Mercedes that plowed into pedestrians around 4.30am. She's now facing upgraded charges from attempted murder to murder, plus dangerous driving while nearly twice over the drink drive limit and injuring. Two others. The family described the week as a living hell, keeping vigil by her bedside as her heart

1:00slowed and organs failed. They said Claudia touched many hearts with her kindness, and social media lit up with tributes from fans and fellow influencers like model Chloe, Tarei, who simply wrote Rest in Peace. A 58-year-old man suffered life-changing injuries in the crash, while a woman in her 30s had minor ones. Not treated as terror-related, police arrested Carrington on-site. She appeared at Westminster Magistrate's Court last Tuesday, got remanded, and heads to the Old Bailey on May 19th. Detectives urge no speculation or sharing graphic footage to respect the family and protect the case. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe setup by her mom has raised nearly 26,000 pounds for costs and support as the investigation presses on.