Dispatch audio reveals mass casualty response at Wichita soccer crash
A vehicle crashed into a youth soccer field in Wichita, Kansas, resulting in two deaths and multiple injuries. Local authorities are investigating the incident and have released the driver pending toxicology results and further examination.
Why it matters
The incident highlights public safety concerns regarding vehicle access to pedestrian-heavy sports complexes and raises questions about legal accountability in mass-casualty events.
FIRST ON FOX: New dispatch audio from the day a driver allegedly plowed into children and spectators at a Kansas soccer field reveals the moments first responders rushed to the scene on Saturday. In the call, dispatchers can be heard labeling the horrific incident as an "MCI" or mass-casualty incident. It happened at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita. Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, were killed. Both victims were from McPherson. CHILD AMONG 2 KILLED AFTER VEHICLE DRIVES ONTO SOCCER FIELD AT KANSAS SPORTS COMPLEX In addition to the deaths, 10 more, including five children, were injured. The 34-year-old woman who was behind the wheel was released with no charges, police said. DRIVER RELEASED WITHOUT CHARGES AFTER PICKUP KILLS BOY, 6, AND MAN ON KANSAS SOCCER FIELD Why was the driver released?
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