Driver released after pickup truck kills 2, injures 10 at Kansas youth soccer game

The woman who was driving a pickup truck that entered a Kansas soccer field during ​a youth match, killing a man and a 6-year-old boy, was ‌released without charges while the investigation continues, authorities said on Sunday.

Investigators interviewed the 34-year-old woman, whom authorities have not publicly identified, and consulted ​with the Sedgwick County district attorney’s office before releasing ​her, the Wichita Police Department said in a statement.

Police ⁠said toxicology testing and a mechanical examination of the vehicle ​were still underway.

The Chevrolet pickup truck had been parked near ​a soccer field in Wichita on Saturday before entering the pitch during a game and striking multiple people, police said.

Five children ages 5 to ​9 and five adults suffered noncritical injuries, police said.

Two children ​of the driver were inside the truck when the incident occurred and ‌were ⁠interviewed, police said. One of the driver’s children was playing on a different soccer field at the complex, according to the police statement.

Wichita police will present an initial review of the ​case to the ​district attorney early ⁠this week, district attorney’s office spokesperson Lyndsee Stover said in an email.

Police identified those killed ​in the crash as 6-year-old Cole Adrian and ​35-year-old Nicholas ⁠Schafer of McPherson, Kansas.

“Our hearts are with the families of Adrian and Nicholas as they face an unimaginable loss. What should ⁠have been ​a day of children playing soccer ​and families spending time together ended in tragedy,” Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan ​said.