A mother was accused of across four different cities in a single day, all while her children were still in the car, according to reports.
Police received multiple 911 calls on September 26 regarding a black Jeep that was running into pedestrians, reported.
The spree began in Royal Oak when the driver, identified by authorities as 30-year-old Rachele Ricklefs, crashed into a man riding on his bicycle, as reported by local outlet . She reportedly drove around three miles north to the city of Clawson, where she crashed into multiple police cars, damaging them.
Police allegedly attempted to stop Ricklefs’ rampage, and made note that two children were in the SUV with her at the time of the Clawson crash. One of the children escaped the SUV during the initial encounter with police, the outlet reported.
Ricklefs reportedly drove to Hazel Park next, roughly seven miles away, and hit another person. She then drove eight miles to Warren and struck pedestrians across multiple streets and a Walmart parking lot, authorities said.
Ricklef was finally arrested in the Walmart parking lot, only after crashing into two people that were loading groceries in their vehicles, the outlet reported.
She was charged with 10 counts of assault with intent to murder, two counts of fleeing police, two counts of malicious destruction of fire or police property, two counts of malicious destruction of personal property, one count each of assault with a dangerous weapon, assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, and child abuse.
Police did not release a specific motive, but indicated confidence that a mental health component was related, per .
Lt. John Gajewski of the Warren Police Department said he was surprised and thankful that no one was seriously hurt.
It’s a miracle we are not talking about multiple fatalities here,” Gajewski told the outlet.