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

Prosecutors in Sedgwick County, Kansas, will not charge the driver whose pickup truck struck people at a youth football field in Wichita, killing a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old father. The district attorney said the evidence pointed to negligence rather than a criminal act, meaning the decision turns on whether investigators could establish the legal standard for a charge.

The crash happened on 17 October at Stryker Sports Complex, where the truck hit spectators and injured 10 people. The driver told investigators she believed she had parked, reclined her seat and fallen asleep; the report says her foot may have unintentionally pressed the accelerator. Investigators found no evidence of impairment, a medical emergency or mechanical failure, and said Kansas law required proof of knowing or reckless endangerment for criminal charges.