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Wichita soccer field crash driver will not face criminal charges, DA says
Fox News reports that Sedgwick County prosecutors found insufficient evidence to charge the driver in the fatal Oct. 17 Wichita crash.
The short version
- A driver whose pickup plowed into a Wichita youth soccer field on Oct. 17 will not face criminal charges, the Sedgwick County DA announced.[Fox News]
- A 28-page report says the driver fell asleep and her foot unintentionally hit the gas while the truck was in gear, but investigators could not determine how it came into drive.[Fox News]
- Prosecutors could not establish that the driver knowingly or recklessly endangered anyone, which Kansas law requires, and toxicology testing and mechanical or medical causes were ruled out.[Fox News]
Key facts
- The driver fell asleep at the wheel of a pickup truck that plowed onto a youth soccer field, and prosecutors say she will not face criminal charges.[Fox News]
- The crash at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas, occurred Oct. 17 and killed 6-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer.[Fox News]
- A 28-page report released by Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said investigators did not find enough evidence to charge the driver.[Fox News]
- Investigators concluded the driver's foot unintentionally hit the gas pedal while the truck was in gear, but could not determine how the truck came to be in drive.[Fox News]
- Toxicology testing revealed no evidence of impairing substances, and investigators ruled out a mechanical malfunction and a medical emergency.[Fox News]
- Prosecutors could not establish that the driver knowingly or recklessly endangered anyone, which Kansas law requires for criminal charges.[Fox News]
What remains uncertain
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