A 34-year-old woman was released from custody after a pickup truck she was driving struck people on a youth soccer field in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday afternoon, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, police said.2,4,5
The crash happened at the Stryker Sports Complex during a youth soccer game. Police said the truck also injured 10 others, and that no charges have been filed. The investigation is ongoing.2,3
The Sedgwick County 911 center received multiple calls reporting that a vehicle had been driven onto the soccer fields and was striking several people, police said.2
Police are investigating why the driver of the pickup sped onto the youth soccer field, CBS News reported.4
The reports reviewed do not describe a cause for the crash or a motive for the driver's actions. They also do not give the names of the victims or the driver.2,3,4,5,6
Witnesses described what they saw as the pickup moved through the game, according to NBC News, whose report focused on their accounts of the crash.3
The Washington Times reported that the driver was released while the investigation continues. The Guardian's report, headlined as offering new details on the two deaths, described a woman who drove through the soccer game.5,6
Police have not announced whether charges will be filed. Until the investigation is complete, the reason the truck entered the field remains unexplained in the reports available.2,4