A pickup truck drove onto a soccer field in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday and hit a group of children and adults. Two people died: Nicholas Schafer, 35, and Cole Adrian, 6. Both were from McPherson.
It happened at Stryker Sports Complex around 3:25 p.m. on Oct. 17, according to the Wichita Police Department. The truck was a Chevrolet. It struck several people on the field.
Ten others were injured, five children and five adults. They were all taken to hospitals.
The driver is Rachel Taylor, 34, police say. After interviews, and after police consulted the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office, she was released. Investigators are still looking into what happened.
So far, there are no charges. Police are waiting on toxicology results. They are also waiting on a mechanical examination of the truck.
For two families in McPherson, the day ended in a way they could never have planned. A 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man are gone.
The investigation is ongoing, and police have not said what led to the crash.
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