Court accepts insanity plea from Lake Orion woman accused of striking nearly a dozen people with her Jeep

A Lake Orion woman, Rachele Ricklefs, had her insanity plea accepted by a Macomb County court for allegedly striking nearly a dozen people with her Jeep in September 2025, leading to 18 felony charges. She was committed to the Michigan Center for Forensic Psychiatry after a psychological evaluation determined she was not criminally responsible.