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Napping Kansas driver whose truck sped on to soccer field and killed two won’t be charged
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- A Kansas woman who accidentally accelerated her pickup truck onto a youth soccer field, killing two people and injuring ten others, will not face criminal charges, according to the Sedgwick County district attorney.
- Investigators believe the 34-year-old driver failed to put the vehicle in park and likely pressed the gas pedal while napping inside the truck, with no evidence of intentional wrongdoing or impairment.
- The DA stated that no applicable Kansas law fit the circumstances for criminal charges, emphasizing the inability to prove conscious disregard for risk.
- The victims included a six-year-old child and a 35-year-old man, with multiple witnesses and tests conducted to confirm the vehicle’s behavior in the parking spot.
- Authorities noted the woman was distraught and apologetic after the incident, and the case may proceed in civil court rather than criminal prosecution.
