{"id":7822,"date":"2026-10-18T13:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T20:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7957242\/driver-in-deadly-kansas-soccer-field-crash-released-while-investigation-continues\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T13:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T20:49:10","slug":"driver-in-deadly-kansas-soccer-field-crash-released-while-investigation-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/7822\/driver-in-deadly-kansas-soccer-field-crash-released-while-investigation-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver in deadly Kansas soccer field crash released while investigation continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

WICHITA, Kansas (AP) \u2014 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 without charges as the investigation continues, police said Sunday. <\/p>\n

The 34-year-old woman was released pending results of toxicology tests and a mechanical examination of the vehicle in the aftermath of Saturday’s crash. Her name hasn’t been made public.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur officers and investigators will continue working to understand exactly what happened,\u201d Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan said, noting that no charges have been filed to date. <\/p>\n

The woman had one child playing soccer on another field at the Stryker Sports Complex in northeast Wichita when Saturday’s crash occurred, a police statement said. The statement said two of her other children were with her in the pickup truck when it struck multiple children and adults. <\/p>\n

According to a preliminary investigation, the Chevrolet pickup was parked in a parking space near the soccer fields before it drove onto one of the fields. <\/p>\n

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This image provided by KAKE shows police on the scene where a person drove a vehicle through a soccer field during a game in Wichita, Kansas, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Wyatt Glosson\/KAKE via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Police identified those killed at the scene as Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, both of McPherson, Kansas. They were not related. <\/p>\n

Ten others ranging from 5 years old to 68 were taken to area hospitals with injuries described as non-serious.<\/p>\n

Investigators say they have interviewed more than 30 witnesses, including the driver and her two children who were her inside the pickup at the time of the crash. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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