Napping Kansas driver whose truck sped on to soccer field and killed two won’t be charged
Summary
A pickup truck accelerated onto a youth soccer field at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas, on October 17, killing two people and injuring 10. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said the driver will not face criminal charges because investigators found insufficient evidence that she knowingly disregarded a serious risk.Key Facts
- The people killed were Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, both from McPherson, Kansas.
- Ten people, ages 5 to 68, were injured and treated at area hospitals.
- Investigators believe the driver may have failed to put the truck in park and may have pressed the accelerator while asleep.
- Police interviewed more than 30 witnesses and found no evidence in blood tests that drugs impaired the driver.
- Detectives tested a similar Chevrolet 1500 in the same parking space and found it did not move while in drive until someone pressed the accelerator.
- Bennett said none of the possible criminal charges fit the facts under Kansas law.
- Bennett said the case could be pursued in civil court.
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