Vehicle crashes into youth soccer game in Wichita, killing two and injuring 11
A 34-year-old driver was taken into custody after a pickup truck drove through a youth soccer match at the Stryker Sports Complex, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man and wounding 11 others.
Wichita police said a black pickup truck entered the field at the Stryker Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon, striking participants in a youth soccer game. The crash killed a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, both pronounced dead at the scene, and injured 11 people ranging in age from 5 to 68. The injured were transported to local hospitals; authorities indicated the injuries were not life-threatening.
Police captured the driver, a 34-year-old woman from Garden City, Kansas, who remained with the vehicle and two juveniles inside it. Capt. Aaron Moses described the incident as a mass-casualty event and said the driver is cooperating with investigators. The cause of the vehicle’s entry onto the field and its speed have not been determined. Surveillance footage from the complex is being reviewed, and the facility’s owners are assisting the investigation.
Emergency responders from Wichita police, the fire department, Sedgwick County EMS and other agencies provided medical aid at the scene. The police department posted an update on X stating that the driver no longer poses a threat and that further information will be released as it becomes available.