{
  "id": 15480152,
  "title": "Victims Named in Kansas Soccer Field Crash as Driver Released",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/victims-named-in-kansas-soccer-field-crash-as-driver-released",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T19:53:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/victims-named-in-kansas-soccer-field-crash-as-driver-released-12586077"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Ten other people, ranging in age from 5 to 68, were injured in the crash, according to the Wichita Police Department.",
  "key_points": [
    "Adrian Cole, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, named as victims",
    "Driver, 34-year-old woman, held pending further tests",
    "Wichita Police investigating crash circumstances"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/15480152.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Driver in deadly Kansas soccer field crash released while investigation continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/driver-in-deadly-kansas-soccer-field-crash-released-while",
        "published": "2026-10-18T20:49:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Driver in deadly Kansas soccer field crash released while investigation continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/driver-in-deadly-kansas-soccer-field-crash-released-while-15497094",
        "published": "2026-10-18T20:49:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Driver in deadly Kansas soccer field crash released while investigation continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/driver-in-deadly-kansas-soccer-field-crash-released-while-15501097",
        "published": "2026-10-18T21:31:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}