HYDE, Mich. (WZMQ) – An 18-year-old is in police custody after leaving the scene of a deadly car crash in Hyde.
Around 12:40 a.m. on October 11, the Delta County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of I Road and US-2. It was reported that a vehicle was on fire and occupants were entrapped. Upon arrival, deputies discovered that a truck traveling on I Road had failed to stop at the US-2 intersection, striking a passenger car traveling on US-2.
An 18-year-old female passenger was ejected from the truck and was later found dead. The driver of the truck, later identified as 18-year-old Rielee Joseph Kobs, fled the scene on foot. The male driving the car that was struck was transported to the hospital for injuries sustained in the crash.
After a multiagency search, law enforcement located Kobs at approximately 8:40 a.m. under a bridge about two miles from the crash. Kobs was treated for injuries and lodged at the Delta County Jail. He has been arraigned on charges of reckless driving causing death, reckless driving causing serious impairment of a body function, and two counts of failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in serious impairment or death. His bond has been set at $250,000.00.
The crash remains under investigation. The Delta County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Michigan State Police, the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office, Hannahville Tribal Police, Escanaba Public Safety, Ford River Fire, Escanaba Fire, Rampart, and Delta County Victim Services
