#Illinois ‘Karen’ arrested for hitting black bicyclist she says was trespassing

A so-called “Karen” in Illinois told a black man he needed passes to walk along a public pier during a caught-on-video dispute in which she also asked him, “Maybe you want to kill me?”

Footage of the Monday encounter between Otis Campbell, of Skokie, and Irene Donoshaytis, of Northfield, shows the woman claiming a public pier at Tower Road Park was open solely to Winnetka residents, which a nearby staffer corrects.

“So to get into the beach itself, to walk on the beach, you do have to have a pass,” the female staffer says. “But to walk up and down this driveway and onto the pier, you don’t need a pass.”

Donoshaytis, 65, then tries to continue, but Campbell, who had been riding his bike, cuts her off, video shows.

“So it means it’s public?” he asks, which the young staffer twice confirms.

“No, it’s not public,” Donoshaytis replies. “It’s for people who live in Winnetka, and we pay for it.”

Campbell then reiterates that the staffer “didn’t say that” before Donoshaytis asks the staffer to call her manager, the clip shows.

“It’s not so funny,” Donoshaytis tells Campbell, who replies that he’s “dying” of laughter.

“You crazy?” she continues. “Maybe you want to kill me?”

“Not at all, nope,” Campbell replies. “Why would I want to kill you? Is it because I’m black?”

“Yes,” Donoshaytis replies, before mocking Campbell and asking if he’s an “idiot,” the footage shows.

She then appears to swat at Campbell as he warns that she is “about to go viral” over the incident — which did lead to her arrest on a misdemeanor battery charge, Winnetka police confirmed to The Post.

Donoshaytis, who could not be reached for comment early Wednesday, was released on bond after being taken into custody at the pier, Winnetka Police Chief Marc Hornstein said.

If convicted, Donoshaytis faces up to one year in jail plus fines, Hornstein said.

Campbell, meanwhile, said in a detailed Facebook post that Donoshaytis, whom he referred to as a “Karen,” had racially profiled him.

“Note, this is after she aggressively told us to leave because we weren’t allowed on a public pier without ‘parking passes,’” Campbell wrote.