Driver in deadly Kansas soccer field crash released while investigation
continues
[October 19, 2026]
WICHITA, Kansas (AP) — 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.
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. |
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) |
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“Our officers and investigators will continue working to
understand exactly what happened,” Wichita Police Chief Joe
Sullivan said, noting that no charges have been filed to date.
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.
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.
Police identified those killed at the scene as Cole Adrian, 6,
and Nicholas Schafer, 35, both of McPherson, Kansas. They were
not related.
Ten others ranging from 5 years old to 68 were taken to area
hospitals with injuries described as non-serious.
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.
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