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Prosecutor Says Mom Who Drove Through Soccer Field, Leaving 2 Dead Won’t Face Charges

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The Daily Caller · collected 2026-11-13 · by Christine Sellers

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Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett announced on Thursday that he will not file criminal charges against a woman who drove into a soccer field at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita in October 2026. The incident resulted in the deaths of Nicholas Schafer, 35, and Cole Adrian, 6, and left eleven other people injured. Bennett's 28-page report indicates the woman fell asleep in her husband's truck while her daughter placed a sunshade in the windshield, and he declined to charge her because he could not prove she consciously disregarded a tremendous risk.
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Daily CallerThis outlet13 Nov

Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett announced on Thursday that he will not file criminal charges against a woman who drove into a soccer field at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita in October 2026. The incident resulted in the deaths of Nicholas Schafer, 35, and Cole Adrian, 6, and left eleven other people injured. Bennett's 28-page report indicates the woman fell asleep in her husband's truck while…

Prosecutor Says Mom Who Drove Through Soccer Field, Leaving 2 Dead Won’t Face Charges (this article)
Just the News13 Nov

The Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday that the unidentified 34-year-old mother whose truck struck and killed two people on a soccer field last month will not face criminal charges. A toxicology report confirmed she was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the accident, which occurred after she had driven roughly 200 miles to the field. The report focuses on the…

Kansas mom's truck fatally striking 2 people on soccer field was accident, no criminal charges →2 articles from Just the News on this story
NBC News13 Nov

A woman who fell asleep in her parked truck and accidentally drove onto a soccer field in Wichita, Kansas, killing two people and injuring ten others, will not face criminal charges, officials announced. The incident occurred on October 17 at the Stryker Sports Complex when the vehicle, parked with a curb in front, somehow accelerated and crashed onto the field around 3:30 p.m. District Attorney Marc Bennett stated…

No charges for woman who drove onto Kansas soccer field, killing 2, officials say →
Daily Mail13 Nov

A 34-year-old woman will face no charges after her SUV plowed into a crowd at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita on October 17, killing six-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer. Ten other people were injured in the crash, which authorities believe occurred because the woman fell asleep and accidentally pressed the gas pedal while the vehicle was in gear. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc…

Kansas mother won't be charged after she plowed SUV onto soccer pitch during game, killing child and adult, because she was asleep at the time, cops say →
The Independent13 Nov

Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett announced on Thursday that no criminal charges will be filed against a 34-year-old woman who drove her truck onto a soccer field at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita on October 17. The woman and her two children were in the vehicle when it moved while she was napping, resulting in the deaths of 6-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer, along with…

Mom who fell asleep and accelerated onto soccer field killing two in Wichita won’t be charged →
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Toronto Sun13 Nov

Wichita police and the Sedgwick County District Attorney announced on Thursday that a 34-year-old woman will not face charges after her pickup truck sped onto a soccer field at the Stryker Sports Complex, killing 6-year-old Adrian Cole and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer. The investigation revealed the driver was napping in the vehicle while her children were nearby, and officials determined there were no mechanical…

Woman who crashed into soccer field, killing 2, won’t face charges →
Fox News13 Nov

Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett announced that the woman who drove a pickup truck into a youth soccer field at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas, will not face criminal charges. The incident on October 17 resulted in the deaths of 6-year-old Adrian Cole and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer, while 10 others were injured. A 28-page report concludes the crash was an act of negligence rather than…

Mom who plowed into soccer field and killed 2 will not face charges, DA says →
Global News13 Nov

Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett announced that a 34-year-old woman will not face criminal charges after her pickup truck accelerated onto a soccer field in Wichita, Kansas, on October 17, killing six-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer. The investigation, which included interviews with over 30 witnesses and blood tests showing no drugs or impairments, concluded there was no evidence…

Driver who killed 2 after crashing into soccer field won’t face charges →
The Blaze13 Nov

Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett announced on Thursday that no criminal charges will be filed against a 34-year-old woman whose truck drove onto a soccer field in Wichita, Kansas, on October 17. The incident resulted in the deaths of a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, while injuring 10 other people ranging in age from 5 to 68. The report focuses on the district attorney's determination that the…

No charges will be filed against mom behind wheel of truck that hit people on soccer field, killing boy, 6, man, 35: DA →

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No charges for woman who drove onto Kansas soccer field, killing 2, officials say NBC News · attributed to a source

Kansas mother won't be charged after she plowed SUV onto soccer pitch during game, killing child and adult, because she was asleep at the time, cops say Daily Mail · attributed to a source

Mom who plowed into soccer field and killed 2 will not face charges, DA says Fox News · attributed to a source

No charges for driver who plowed truck into field during Kansas youth soccer game, killing 2 CBS News · stated as fact

Kansas mom's truck fatally striking 2 people on soccer field was accident, no criminal charges Just the News · stated as fact

Mom who fell asleep and accelerated onto soccer field killing two in Wichita won’t be charged The Independent · stated as fact

Woman who crashed into soccer field, killing 2, won’t face charges Toronto Sun · stated as fact

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A Kansas mom who killed two people when she drove through a soccer field after falling asleep in October 2026 will not face criminal charges, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said Thursday.
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Chevrolet Kansas Sedgwick County The Associated Press Wichita

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Bennett PERSON · 5× Marc Bennett PERSON · 2× Sedgwick County GPE · 2× The Associated Press ORG · 2× Chevrolet ORG · 1× KAKE News ORG · 1× KAKEnews ORG · 1× Kansas GPE · 1× Nicholas Schafer PERSON · 1× Wichita GPE · 1×

Narrative

The woman had arrived at the sports complex at 10:40 a.m. on Oct. 17 to attend two soccer games for her younger children, left at the conclusion of both games, and visited two fast food restaurants and a local business before returning for another game.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-14
A Kansas mom who killed two people when she drove through a soccer field after falling asleep in October 2026 will not face criminal charges, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said Thursday.

Claims (22 extracted, 6 hedged)

A Kansas mom who killed two people when she drove through a soccer field after falling asleep in October 2026 will not face criminal charges, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said Thursday. asserted
Bennett → kill → charges
Bennett has declined to charge the woman, not identified, in connection with the incident, stating, “I cannot prove she consciously disregarded a tremendous risk to people on that field,” according to The Associated Press. uncertain
she → decline → Press
Bennett released a 28-page report following an investigation into the incident. asserted
Bennett → release → incident
The woman drove onto the soccer field at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita at the time of the incident, according to the same report. uncertain
woman → drive → report
The woman was driving her husband’s 2021 Chevrolet 1500 Silverado Trail Boss over concerns that her normal vehicle was losing air inside its tires. asserted
vehicle → drive → tires
The woman had arrived at the sports complex at 10:40 a.m. on Oct. 17 to attend two soccer games for her younger children, left at the conclusion of both games, and visited two fast food restaurants and a local business before returning for another game. asserted
woman → arrive → game
Surveillance camera showed the woman operating the vehicle safely and behaving normally, according to the report. uncertain
woman → show → report
Driver in deadly Wichita Stryker Sports Complex crash will not be charged, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett has announced: ‘This is not a crime’ asserted
This → charge → crash
#KAKEnews — KAKE News (@KAKEnews) November 12, 2026 When the woman returned to the sports complex, she entered a parking stall and reclined her chair to take a nap because she had some time before the third soccer game started. asserted
game → return → time
Her 14-year-old daughter placed a sunshade in the windshield as she believed passersby were looking at her mother sleeping in the vehicle. asserted
passersby → place → vehicle
Video from the sports complex shows the truck began moving and entered the soccer field at 3:22 p.m. asserted
truck → show → p.m.
The vehicle struck multiple spectators sitting between fields 4A and 4B, turned slightly, traveled west, and then abruptly stopped. asserted
vehicle → strike → 4A
The woman awoke to the sound of her 14-year-old daughter screaming in the front passenger seat. asserted
daughter → awake → seat
Witnesses reported seeing the sunshade in the truck’s windshield and running over to the truck once it stopped. asserted
it → report → truck
A male witness pulled the woman from the vehicle and she apologized repeatedly. asserted
she → pull → vehicle
Blood test results referenced in the report indicate the woman was not under the influence at the time of the incident. asserted
woman → reference → incident
(RELATED: Missing Baby Found Buried Alive, Father Believed To Be Responsible) asserted
Father → miss → ?
Nicholas Schafer, 35, and Cole Adrian, 6, died of blunt force trauma consistent with being struck by a vehicle as a result of the incident, according to the same report. uncertain
Schafer → die → report
Eleven other people were injured and sent to the hospital, The Associated Press reported. asserted
Press → injure → hospital
The woman told detectives that she thought she’d placed the truck in park, the report from Bennett’s office states. asserted
report → tell → office
In a Thursday press conference, Bennett said “not everybody may be at peace” with his decision to avoid charging the woman. uncertain
everybody → say → woman
“If I could charge somebody, why wouldn’t I?” Bennett said during the same news conference. uncertain
Bennett → charge → conference
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