Driver released after pickup truck kills 2, injures 10 at Kansas youth soccer game
Police say toxicology and mechanical tests are still underway after the crash killed two people and injured 10 others.
- On Saturday, a Chevrolet truck drove onto a youth soccer field at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas, killing 6-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer while injuring 11 others.
- The 34-year-old driver remained at the scene with two of her children inside the truck, while a third child played on a different field at the complex during the incident.
- Following the crash, ten people ages 5 to 68 were taken to hospitals with noncritical injuries, and a 61-year-old woman received treatment for an unknown medical condition.
- After interviewing more than 30 witnesses, The Wichita Police Department released the driver without charges on Sunday, pending toxicology and mechanical test results.
- Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan said the department will present an initial case review to the Sedgwick County district attorney early this week as the investigation continues.
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Driver Who Plowed Truck onto a Youth Soccer Field During a Game, Killing 2, Evades Charges
The driver who is accused of plowing a pickup truck through a youth soccer field in Kansas has been released by police. Police said the 34-year-old driver was taken into custody following the incident in Wichita, but was released after they consulted with the local District Attorney’s Office.
Driver released after pickup truck kills 2, injures 10 at Kansas youth soccer game
The woman who was driving a pickup truck that entered a Kansas soccer field during a youth match, killing a man and 6-year-old boy, was released without charges while the investigation continues, authorities said on Sunday.
Driver in deadly Kansas soccer field crash released while investigation continues
Police say a woman who drove a pickup truck onto a soccer field during a weekend youth game in Kansas, killing two people and injuring several others, has been released as the investigation continues.
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