Kansas Prosecutor Declines Charges in Youth Soccer Field Crash That Killed Two
A Kansas district attorney will not file criminal charges against a woman whose pickup truck struck spectators at a youth soccer match, killing two people.
A district attorney in Kansas will not file criminal charges against a woman who drove a pickup truck into spectators and bystanders on the sidelines of a youth soccer match, according to a CBS News video report. Two people were killed, including a 6-year-old, the network reported.
CBS News said the official "will not be pressing criminal charges." Its summary did not name the district attorney, and it said the match took place last month. Tom Hanson presented the report.
A separate Fox News account identified Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett as the official who made the decision. Fox News reported that Bennett said "negligence alone cannot support vehicular manslaughter charges" under Kansas law, and it linked the decision to what it called the Stryker Complex crash. Its headline described the driver as a mom.
The two accounts agree that no charges will be filed and that two people died. They differ on the basis for the decision. The CBS News summary gave no legal reasoning, while Fox News attributed its reasoning to Bennett. The two accounts also describe the driver differently, with CBS News calling her a woman and Fox News calling her a mom in its headline.
The CBS News and Fox News summaries do not say whether the investigation has concluded, how many people were injured, or whether any other agency has been involved. This report relies on those summaries and headlines, and the full text of each article was not available.
Sources: CBS News: No charges for driver who plowed truck into field during Kansas youth soccer game, killing 2; Fox News: Mom who plowed into soccer field and killed 2 will not face charges, DA says.