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HYDE -- A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. 2 and I Road in Delta County early Sunday led to one teen's death, another arrested and treated for injuries and a third hospitalized.
Deputies from the Delta County Sheriff's Office and other agencies responded about 12:40 p.m. Eastern time to a two-vehicle collision in Hyde in which one vehicle reportedly was on fire and occupants were entrapped.
"Upon arrival, deputies discovered a truck was traveling on I Road and failed to stop for the intersection at U.S. 2, striking a passenger car traveling on U.S. 2," read a statement from the sheriff's office that was released Monday afternoon.
An 18-year-old female passenger was later found dead after being ejected from the truck during the crash, according to the news release. The 18-year-old male driver of the car was being treated for injuries at the hospital.
The alleged driver of the truck fled on foot. He was later identified as 18-year-old Rielee Joseph Kobs. A multi-agency search lasted throughout the morning before a caller reported seeing a person run from the woodline into the water under a bridge on I Road, responders found Kobs about 8:40 a.m. under a bridge. The teen was treated for injuries before being taken to the Delta County Jail.
Kobs 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. Bond was set at $250,000. The crash remains under investigation, according to the sheriff's office.
Assisting the Delta County Sheriff's Office were the Michigan State Police, Menominee County Sheriff's Office, Hannahville Tribal Police, Escanaba Public Safety, Ford River Fire Department, Escanaba Fire, Rampart and Delta County Victim Services, the sheriff's release stated.