Driver in deadly Kansas soccer field crash released while investigation continues
A woman who drove a pickup truck onto a soccer field during a weekend youth game in Kansas, killing two people and injuring 10 others, has been released…
Two victims have been named in a fatal crash on a Kansas soccer field where a pickup truck drove onto the field during youth games at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita. Six-year-old Adrian Cole and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer, both from McPherson, Kansas, were killed in the accident. The driver, a 34-year-old woman, is being held pending results of toxicology and mechanical tests on the vehicle.
Ten people were injured, with five children among them, and 11 were transported to hospitals. Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and to those injured. Investigators are looking into the circumstances leading to the crash and have interviewed over 30 witnesses. The police department is seeking additional information, including video footage from witnesses. The Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office is involved in the investigation.
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