Truck Drives Through Youth Soccer Game in Wichita, Killing Two, Injuring Eleven

Incident Details

On Saturday, October 17, a Chevrolet pickup truck entered an active youth soccer match at the Stryker Soccer Complex in Wichita, Kansas.

Police identified the driver as a 34-year-old woman from Garden City, Kansas, who remained with the vehicle after the crash.

The collision resulted in the deaths of a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man.

Eleven additional people were transported to local hospitals, including five children ages 5 to 9, five adults ranging from a 28-year-old woman to a 68-year-old man, and a 61-year-old woman who experienced unrelated medical complications.

First responders arrived at the complex after receiving multiple 911 calls at approximately 3:25 p.m. Central Time, according to Capt. Aaron Moses of the Wichita Police Department.

As of the following afternoon, no criminal charges had been filed. The driver was released from custody pending the results of toxicology testing and a mechanical examination of the truck.