LISTEN: Kansas soccer field dispatch call captures mass-casualty response after driver kills boy, man
New dispatch audio from the day a driver allegedly plowed into children and spectators at a Kansas soccer field reveals the moments first responders rushed to the scene on Saturday.In the call, dispatchers can be heard labeling the horrific incident as an "MCI" or mass-casualty incident.It happened at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita.Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, were killed.
Both victims were from McPherson.Two people, including a 6-year-old boy, were killed after a pickup truck drove through a youth soccer game at the Striker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, Oct.17, 2026.
(REUTERS)CHILD AMONG 2 KILLED AFTER VEHICLE DRIVES ONTO SOCCER FIELD AT KANSAS SPORTS COMPLEXIn addition to the deaths, 10 more, including five children, were injured.The 34-year-old woman who was behind the wheel was released with no charges, police said.DRIVER RELEASED WITHOUT CHARGES AFTER PICKUP KILLS BOY, 6, AND MAN ON KANSAS SOCCER FIELDPolice have not revealed if there are going to be any criminal charges forthcoming against the driver, who was initially taken into custody.They said Sunday that the driver was released pending toxicology results and an examination of her Chevrolet pickup.She had two of her children inside the pickup.One of her children was playing soccer on a different field at the complex.Investigators interviewed the driver and more than 30 witnesses, including the two children who were in the pickup at the time of the crash.
Police consulted with the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office before releasing her.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XPolice responded to the Striker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas, after a pickup truck drove through a youth soccer game Saturday afternoon, leaving two people dead and 11 others hospitalized.(REUTERS)SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSA 30-minute log of dispatch communications outlines the response to Saturday's incident:CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUBWATCH: Two killed...