Wichita Soccer Driver Avoids Charges
Prosecutors said the truck accelerated while the driver slept, killing two at a youth game.
November 13, 2026 · Updated Nov 13, 3:21pm ET
HuffPostDriver Who Killed 2 After Truck Accelerated On Soccer Field Won't Be Charged
Associated PressDriver whose truck accelerated on soccer field, killing 2, won't be charged, prosecutors say
FOX NewsMom who plowed into soccer field and killed 2 will not face charges, DA says
Los Angeles TimesNapping driver whose truck accelerated on Kansas soccer field, killing 2, won't be charged
NBC NewsWoman who drove onto Kansas soccer field, killing 2, won’t be charged, officials say
New York PostShocking new details emerge after tired soccer mom appears to drive onto Kansas field, killing 2
CNNDriver whose truck killed 2 at Kansas youth soccer game won’t face charges, prosecutor says
USA TODAYWoman who drove onto Wichita soccer field, killing 2, won't be charged
NewsmaxNapping Driver Whose Truck Accelerated on Kansas Soccer Field, Killing 2, Won't be Charged
Just the NewsKansas mom's truck fatally striking 2 people on soccer field was accident, no criminal charges
Breitbart NewsVideo: Cause Revealed of Kansas Mom Who Fatally Drove Her Truck into a Youth Soccer Game
Daily CallerProsecutor Says Mom Who Drove Through Soccer Field, Leaving 2 Dead Won’t Face Charges
Daily MailKansas mother won't be charged after she plowed SUV into crowd
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Pano counted 14 articles from 13 outlets: 22% left-leaning, 21% center and 57% right-leaning. Pano rates the coverage Leans Right.
What happened
- The woman whose pickup truck killed two people at a Wichita youth soccer game on Oct. 17 will not face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Thursday.
- The crash at Stryker Sports Complex killed Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, and injured 10 others, police said.
- Investigators believe the 34-year-old driver fell asleep without putting the truck in park and accidentally pressed the gas pedal.
- Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said he could not prove reckless conduct or more than a single negligent act, which Kansas law requires for vehicular manslaughter.
- Exactly how the truck came to be in drive remains unresolved, investigators said.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets emphasized the sleeping driver and the legal reasons prosecutors declined charges. CNN highlighted prosecutor Marc Bennett’s statement that he could not prove she “consciously disregarded a tremendous risk.” HuffPost and the Los Angeles Times stressed investigators’ finding that there was no evidence she knew the truck was in drive.
How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets emphasized the fatal crash, the driver’s nap and prosecutors’ finding that criminal charges were unsupported. Fox News described “negligence” rather than a criminal act, while Newsmax explained the legal threshold. The New York Post added a more dramatic presentation, headlining “Shocking new details” about the nap and windshield sunshade.
