WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Wichita police have released the driver of a truck that plowed onto a youth soccer field during a game, killing two people at Stryker Sports Complex on Saturday.
Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, both from McPherson, died in the crash. Ten others suffered serious injuries.
Police took the 34-year-old driver into custody following the crash on Saturday. They said that after interviews and consulting with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office, she was “subsequently released pending the results of toxicology testing and a mechanical examination of the vehicle.”
Police said the driver’s two children were inside the pickup at the time of the crash. The driver also had another child who was playing soccer on another field at the complex.
No charges have been filed at this time, and investigators continue working to determine the circumstances that led to the crash.
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