Wichita police release driver as fatal soccer field crash inquiry continues

Police have released the 34-year-old woman whose pickup truck struck children and adults at a Wichita youth soccer game Saturday, killing two people and injuring 10, ABC7 Los Angeles reported. No charges had been filed as of Sunday while investigators awaited toxicology results and a mechanical examination of the truck.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. The driver's release comes with testing still pending and after investigators interviewed more than 30 witnesses, according to ABC7 Los Angeles.

The crash happened Saturday during a youth soccer game at Stryker Sports Complex in northeast Wichita, according to ABC7 Los Angeles.

Preliminary findings indicate that a Chevrolet pickup had been parked near the fields before moving onto a playing field and hitting children and adults, the outlet reported.

Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, died at the scene. Both were from McPherson, Kansas, and were not related, according to the report.

The 10 people injured ranged in age from 5 to 68. They were taken to area hospitals with injuries described as non-serious.

One of the driver's children was playing on a different soccer field. Two other children were in the pickup with her, ABC7 Los Angeles reported.

Investigators interviewed more than 30 witnesses, including the driver and the two children who were in the truck. Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan said Sunday that investigators would continue working to determine what happened.

The driver has not been publicly identified. Toxicology results and the truck's mechanical examination remained pending as police continued their investigation, ABC7 Los Angeles reported.