HYDE, MI — October 11, 2026 An 18-year-old woman died following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of U.S. 2 and I Road in Hyde, Michigan, according to the Delta County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said a pickup truck traveling on I Road allegedly failed to stop at the intersection and collided with a car on U.S. 2. Deputies responded at approximately 12:40 a.m. Emergency calls indicated that a vehicle had caught fire and people were trapped.
The truck’s female passenger was ejected and died from her injuries. The 18-year-old man driving the other vehicle was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Investigators said the truck’s driver left the scene on foot. Authorities later located him beneath a bridge roughly two miles away. He was identified as Rielee Kobbs, 18.
Following medical treatment, Kobbs was booked into the Delta County Jail and arraigned on charges involving reckless driving resulting in death, reckless driving causing serious impairment, and two counts of failing to stop after a crash involving serious impairment or death. The allegations remain subject to the legal process.
