Mom who plowed into soccer field and killed 2 will not face charges, DA says
A driver whose pickup truck plowed onto a youth soccer field, killing a young boy and a father, will not face criminal charges following an investigation, prosecutors announced.
Key points
- Last month, the driver, who has not been identified by authorities, drove into players and spectators at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas.
- NOBU CHEF KILLED AFTER TEEN DRIVER CRASHES INTO PARKED CAR IN CALIFORNIA Timeline of events leading up to and following deadly incident: Oct.
- 17 7 a.m.: The driver left Garden City in her husband’s 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, heading to Wichita for her children’s soccer games.
LSU STUDENT AND FIREFIGHTER FIANCÉ MOWED DOWN NEAR CAMPUS, IMPAIRED UNDERAGE DRIVER ARRESTED Prosecutors could not establish that the driver "knowingly" or "recklessly" endangered anyone, which is required by Kansas law for criminal charges the be considered.
Additional details
- 3:22 p.m.: The truck moved over the curb and onto the field, striking spectators and killing the two victims, injuring 10 others.
- 12: District Attorney Marc Bennett released the report and concluded that Kansas law did not support criminal charges.
- Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, were both killed and several others were injured in the Oct.
- On Thursday, a 28-page report released by Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said investigators did not find enough evidence to charge the driver, concluding the crash was the result of "negligence" rather than a criminal act.
- PEOPLE TAKING COMMON SLEEP DRUG MAY NOT REALIZE THEY'RE TOO IMPAIRED TO DRIVE, STUDY FINDS "The reasonable conclusion is that, while she slept, her foot unintentionally hit the gas pedal while the truck was in gear," the report says.
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