Overview

• Tom Mya Lyons, an 18-year-old senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, died in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Calumet City.
• The crash occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. on the Sibley Boulevard ramp to northbound Interstate 94, with Lyons as the sole occupant of the vehicle.
• Lyons was transported to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead; the cause of the crash remains under investigation by Illinois State Police.
• The tragedy followed the school’s senior prom, themed 'A Night of Enchanted Elegance,' held Saturday evening at the Field Museum in Chicago.
• Homewood-Flossmoor High School has mobilized its crisis team to provide grief counseling, while the community remembers Lyons as a vibrant student and a key member of the school’s championship-winning step dance team.