Coverage dated November 12, 2026 to November 14, 2026

Napping driver, killing 2, won’t be charged

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A soccer mom napping in her pickup truck when it suddenly accelerated onto the field at a Kansas youth tournament where her child was playing, killing two people, won’t face criminal charges, a prosecutor said.

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31 articles, oldest first.

  1. Just the News

    Kansas mom's truck fatally striking 2 people on soccer field was accident, no criminal charges (opens Just the News)

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    The mother and her children told investigators the mother had planned to take a nap in the vehicle after a roughly 200-mile drive to the field.

  2. NBC News

    No charges for woman who drove onto Kansas soccer field, killing 2, officials say (opens NBC News)

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    A woman who killed two people, including a 6-year-old boy, when she drove through a Kansas soccer game last month had taken a nap in her parked vehicle before it accelerated and won’t be criminally charged, officials said Thursday.

  3. New York Post

    Kansas mom who plowed into soccer field after falling asleep, killing 2, won’t face charges (opens New York Post)

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    A Kansas mom who killed two people – including a 6-year-old boy – when she crashed her truck into a soccer game will not be charged – as authorities revealed she had gone for a nap before the crash.

  4. NBC4 Washington

    Woman who drove onto Kansas soccer field, killing 2, won't be charged, officials say (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    A kids’ soccer game in Kansas devolved into chaos when a pickup truck plowed onto the field, killing two people and injuring 10.

  5. New York Post

    Shocking new details in why tired soccer mom appears to have driven onto Kansas field, killing 2 (opens New York Post)

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    “As bad as this was, it was not a crime. I cannot charge this driver with a crime," the DA said.

  6. Bangor Daily News

    Driver whose truck accelerated on soccer field, killing 2, won’t be charged, prosecutors say (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A woman whose pickup truck accelerated onto the field of a Kansas youth soccer game, killing two people, had been taking a nap in the driver’s seat when the vehicle began moving and will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said.

  7. HuffPost

    Driver Who Killed 2 After Truck Accelerated On Soccer Field Won't Be Charged (opens HuffPost)

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    Authorities said the unidentified 34-year-old woman had been taking a nap in the driver’s seat when the vehicle began moving.

  8. WTOP Washington DC

    Napping driver whose truck accelerated on Kansas soccer field, killing 2, won’t be charged (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    A sleeping woman whose pickup truck accelerated onto the field of a Kansas youth soccer game, killing two people, will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor said, concluding that even one negligent act is not enough under state law to pursue a case of vehicular manslaughter.

  9. Not The Bee

    Update: Kansas soccer mom who ran over a dozen people will not be charged because she accidentally hit the gas while napping in the parking lot (opens Not The Bee)

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    In October, a Kansas mom drove her truck onto a soccer field, killing two and injuring ten.

  10. Fox News

    Mom who plowed into soccer field and killed 2 will not face charges, DA says (opens Fox News)

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    Sedgwick County DA Marc Bennett says negligence alone cannot support vehicular manslaughter charges under Kansas law after the Stryker Complex crash.

  11. Breitbart News

    Video: Cause Revealed of Kansas Mom Who Fatally Drove Her Truck into a Youth Soccer Game (opens Breitbart News)

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    Authorities Thursday revealed the cause of the perplexing accident involving a Kansas mom who fatally crashed her truck into a soccer game: the woman was taking a nap behind the wheel of her parked truck only to wake up inside a runaway vehicle and a real life nightmare.

  12. Blaze Media

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

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    No charges will be filed against a mother who was behind the wheel of a truck that hit multiple people on a soccer field in Wichita, Kansas, last month, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, the Sedgwick County district attorney said Thursday, according to KAKE-TV .

  13. ABC 7 Chicago

    Driver who crashed into Wichita, Kansas soccer game, killing Cole Adrian, Nicholas Schafer, injuring 11 won't be charged: DA (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    The driver who crashed into a Wichita, Kansas soccer game, killing Cole Adrian and Nicholas Schafer and injuring 11 won't be charged, the DA said.

  14. Times Republican

    Napping driver, killing 2, won’t be charged (opens Times Republican)

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    A soccer mom napping in her pickup truck when it suddenly accelerated onto the field at a Kansas youth tournament where her child was playing, killing two people, won’t face criminal charges, a prosecutor said.

  15. The Guardian

    Napping Kansas driver whose truck sped on to soccer field and killed two won’t be charged (opens The Guardian)

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    Authorities declined to file charges against napping woman whose truck accelerated on to field during youth game A soccer mom napping in her pickup truck when it suddenly accelerated on to the field at a Kansas youth tournament where her child was playing, killing two people , won’t face criminal ch…

  16. BizPac Review

    ‘She was sleepy’: No charges for woman who plowed into soccer field, killing two (opens BizPac Review)

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    An update to the tragedy on a Kansas soccer field revealed what would become of the driver allegedly responsible for two deaths and what may never be […]

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