Driver released without charges after pickup kills boy, 6, and man on Kansas soccer field
The driver of a pickup truck that plowed onto a Kansas soccer field, killing a young boy and a man, has been released without charges as investigators work to determine what turned a Saturday afternoon of youth sports into tragedy.
Wichita police announced Sunday that the 34-year-old woman was released pending toxicology results and a mechanical examination of her Chevrolet pickup.
Authorities also identified those killed as Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, both of McPherson, Kansas.
They were not related.
Five children were among the 10 people injured when the truck drove from a parking space onto a field at Stryker Sports Complex at about 3:25 p.m.
Saturday, police said.
WE ARE LOOKING AT YOUTH SPORTS ALL WRONG AND THAT CAN LEAD TO INJURIES AND BURNOUT The woman, who was initially taken into custody, had two of her children inside the pickup.
Another of her children was playing soccer on a different field at the complex.
Her release followed interviews with more than 30 witnesses, including the children inside the truck, and consultation with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office, according to police.
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Authorities have not confirmed whether it was intentional or whether a medical emergency, impairment or another factor was involved.
The district attorney’s office told Fox News Digital that police are expected to make an initial case presentation to District Attorney Marc Bennett early this week.
CAR PLOWS INTO PEDESTRIAN ZONE KILLING 2 AS POLICE DETAIN DRIVER AND INVESTIGATE MOTIVE "Following that initial case review, our office will share information as appropriate," the office said.
The crash sent emergency crews racing to the sports complex in northeast Wichita, where bystanders had already stepped forward to help the injured.
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