{"id":634897,"date":"2026-10-19T03:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T03:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/634897\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T03:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T03:12:12","slug":"driver-in-deadly-us-football-crash-released-as-investigation-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/634897\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver in deadly US football crash released as investigation continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman who drove a pickup truck onto a football field<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old woman was released pending results of toxicology tests and a mechanical examination of the vehicle in the aftermath of the crash. Her name hasn’t been made public.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur officers and investigators will continue working to understand exactly what happened,\u201d Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan said, noting that no charges have been filed to date.<\/p>\n

\"Police<\/p>\n

Police vehicles blocked the football field as they investigated the scene <\/p>\n

The woman had one child playing football on another field at the Stryker Sports Complex in northeast Wichita when the 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.<\/p>\n

According to a preliminary investigation, the Chevrolet pickup was parked in a parking space near the fields before it drove onto one of the fields.<\/p>\n

Police identified those killed at the scene as Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, both of McPherson, Kansas. They were not related.<\/p>\n

Ten others ranging from 5 years old to 68 were taken to area hospitals with injuries described as non-serious.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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