No charges for woman who drove into Kansas soccer game, killing 2
A Kansas district attorney said no criminal charges will be filed after a woman drove a truck into a youth soccer game, killing two people.
A woman who drove a pickup truck into spectators at a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, will not face criminal charges, officials said, according to NBC News and CBS News.
The crash occurred on October 17 at the Stryker Sports Complex, injuring 10 others when the vehicle accelerated into the soccer field around 3:30 p.m., NBC News reported.
Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said there was no evidence of an intentional crime and suggested the driver may have accidentally accelerated after taking a nap in her parked vehicle, as reported by NBC News.
Witnesses described the woman as sleepy and upset after the incident. An off-duty police officer found her crying and apologizing at the scene, according to NBC News.
The district attorney confirmed the driver was not charged criminally, citing a lack of evidence for intentional wrongdoing, CBS News reported.
- CBS News: No charges for driver who plowed truck into field during Kansas youth soccer game, killing 2
- NBC News: No charges for woman who drove onto Kansas soccer field, killing 2, officials say
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