The crash happened at about 3:25 p.m. on October 17, 2026, at Stryker Sports Complex, located at 2999 N. Greenwich Road.
Wichita, KS – Two people were killed and 10 others injured after a pickup truck drove onto soccer fields at Stryker Sports Complex in northeast Wichita on Saturday afternoon, according to the Wichita Police Department.
The deceased were identified as Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, both of McPherson, Kansas. Police confirmed that the two victims were not related and died at the scene despite lifesaving efforts.
The crash happened at about 3:25 p.m. on October 17, 2026, at Stryker Sports Complex, located at 2999 N. Greenwich Road.
Investigators said a Chevrolet pickup, driven by a 34-year-old woman, had been parked in a space near the soccer fields before it drove onto one of the fields and struck several children and adults.
Two people, later identified as Cole Adrian and Nicholas Schafer, were killed in the incident.
Ten other people injured in the collision were transported to Ascension Via Christi and Wesley Medical Center with injuries described as noncritical. Those injured included a 5-year-old girl, a 5-year-old boy, two 8-year-old boys, a 9-year-old girl, a 28-year-old woman, a 32-year-old man, a 59-year-old woman, a 65-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man. An additional 61-year-old woman was taken to a hospital for medical complications unrelated to traumatic injuries, bringing the total number of people transported to 11.
Two children of the driver were inside the pickup when the crash occurred, while her other child was playing soccer on a separate field at the complex. Police did not specify whether the children inside the truck were injured.
More than 30 witnesses, including the two children who were inside the pickup and the driver, were interviewed after the crash. After consulting with the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office, authorities released the 34-year-old woman pending toxicology testing and a mechanical examination of the vehicle.
No charges have been filed, and the investigation remains ongoing as authorities work to determine what led to the pickup entering the soccer field.