Woman accused of using Jeep to hit pedestrians across Metro Detroit

Rachele Ricklefs from Lake Orion faces 18 felony charges after allegedly hitting at least 10 pedestrians with her Jeep across multiple metro Detroit cities, including Royal Oak, Clawson, Hazel Park, and Warren, while her children were in the vehicle. The incidents, described by Lt. John Gajewski as a bizarre string of intentional hit-and-runs, began with a cyclist in Royal Oak and escalated to ramming police patrol cars and striking pedestrians, ending in a Walmart parking lot; authorities suspect a mental health component to the case.