The Wichita Police Department is shutting down social media speculation about the woman who killed 2 people plowing onto a Kansas soccer field.
WPD issued an update in their investigation Tuesday, obtained by TMZ, saying ... "Based on information available to investigators, claims that the driver is in the country illegally are false."
They also shut down rumors that she and her husband were associated with Wichita Police Department, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office or other law enforcement.
The Kansas mother who drove her pickup truck onto a youth soccer field -- leaving two people dead and 10 others injured -- seemed to cooperate with cops and did not appear to be under the influence ... at least according to eyewitnesses.
One man who was at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita on Saturday, watching his nephew play on an adjacent field, says he watched as the truck slowly came to a stop ... with parents running onto the field and banging on the doors, telling the driver to get out.
He says the driver exited the car within 30 seconds to a minute after it stopped rolling, and she allegedly offered some explanation for the tragedy.
Six Flags is literally falling apart these days ... a metal bracket fell right off a roller coaster at its amusement park in Ohio.
Cedar Point's Millennium Force roller coaster was shut down on Friday after the bracket reportedly came off one of the cars and fell into a guest area.
Thankfully, no one was hit or hurt by the falling metal machinery ... the latest incident in a string of disasters for the amusement park chain.
The woman who drove her pickup truck onto a youth soccer field in Kansas, leaving two people dead and 10 others injured, spent hours with police after the deadly incident ... giving them a recorded statement and answering questions before walking free ... TMZ has learned.
Andrew Ford, a spokesperson for Wichita PD, tells TMZ ... the female motorist was detained and interviewed by investigators for several hours after she allegedly plowed into a bunch of people with her truck during a Saturday afternoon game at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita.
Ford says investigators asked questions about what happened and the woman answered them. He also says the woman was cooperative and gave a recorded statement before she was released.
A former Cornell fraternity president has been dropped from Jane Doe's civil lawsuit over her alleged gang rape at the Chi Phi frat house in October 2024 ... TMZ has confirmed.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, all the parties agreed to drop Orazio Petito from the lawsuit ... and he can't be added back in.
Petito was not among the seven fraternity brothers accused of raping and drugging Doe.
He was included in the lawsuit because Doe claimed he was responsible for supervising and maintaining a safe condition for the chapter's fraternity house and its members.
Sahara Ray's little sister is opening up about her devastating loss ... sharing an emotional tribute just days after her big sister's sudden death at 34.
In a heartbreaking social media post, Sahara's younger sister, Ruby, remembered her as a "force of nature" whose larger-than-life personality made her impossible to forget.
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Ruby penned her tribute to her "beautiful big sister" ... describing Sahara as vivacious, intelligent, hilarious, kind, and empathetic ... then adding, "A light so bright that this world feels impossibly dimmer without her in it."
A student is dead and another is injured after an accidental shooting at Atlanta Technical College Monday.
Atlanta police say one student was carrying a gun that had accidentally discharged inside a classroom, hitting another student in the leg and injuring them.
Investigators say the student with the gun then left the classroom and reportedly went to the bathroom, where he died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A Kansas mom who drove her pickup truck onto a youth soccer field, killing two people and injuring 10 others, is walking free without charges ... and there's a chance she may never be charged with a crime.
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The unidentified 34-year-old woman drove onto a soccer field in Wichita, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man. Five children were among the 10 others injured.
She hasn't been named because she hasn't been charged ... and lots of folks are wondering why she's not in police custody ... well, we've got your answer.
6-year-old Cole Adrien died Saturday when a soccer mom in Kansas drove her pickup truck across a soccer field at a youth sports complex, and now his father is speaking out ... and remembering his son.
Cole's father, Chris Adrian, told the New York Times the family is heartbroken over his tragic death.
Chris told the outlet in a text message Sunday, "Cole was an incredible kid and could put a smile on anyone’s face."
Carrot Top has broken his silence after his shocking suicide attempt ... and he's even confirmed he'll soon take the stage in Las Vegas again.
The comedian posted to Instagram on Saturday ... telling fans he's “truly overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, support, prayers, and well wishes I’ve received over the past couple of weeks."
He says every message and text he received meant a lot to him ... and he wants fans to know he has felt their love and appreciation.
6:42 AM PT -- Pope Leo XIVwas just spotted walking out of Gemelli Hospital in Italy, with a big security detail around him ... as a massive crowd wished him well just outside the front doors.
Good news for Pope Leo XIV ... the pontiff is set to be released Saturday from the hospital after a four-day stay during which he received lung cancer surgery, according to the Vatican.
The Vatican also announced that the Pope won't miss out on his traditional Sunday blessing from St. Peter’s Square.
As you know, the 71-year-old Leo had surgery on his right lung after doctors spotted what appeared to be a cancerous nodule. During the procedure, doctors confirmed it was adenocarcinoma, a very common lung cancer.
Six Flags Over Georgia is taking the "dead" out of its Halloween festivities ... just days after a man plunged to his death from a roller coaster at the park.
The theme park has quietly renamed its Fright Fest show "Dr. Fright's Dead Man's Party" to simply "Dr. Fright's Party" following Monday's horrific accident, according to the USA Today.
The change comes as Six Flags reopens Friday after shutting down for several days following the death of Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old Atlanta educator who was thrown from the Goliath roller coaster.
3:53 PM PT --Hassan Kariem's family tells TMZ... "They can’t perform the Janazah for Hassanon Sunday at 2 PM. Cemetery reached out an hour ago. Due to cemetery timing, New date - Monday October 19th, 2 PM Atlanta, GA."
Hassan Jihan Ibn Kariem -- the man who was thrown from a roller coaster and fell to his death at Six Flags Over Georgia earlier this week -- will be laid to rest on Sunday ... TMZ has learned.
His family tells TMZ ... Hassan's body was returned to them from the coroner on Thursday, and -- because he was a Muslim -- Hassan's body has to be buried within 3 days of the mortuary receiving him.
We're told his funeral is scheduled for Sunday at 2 PM in Atlanta.
Six Flags Over Georgia's Goliath ride showed no issues during its annual mandatory state inspection, according to the state compliance office ... but that inspection happened about seven months before someone died on the roller coaster.
The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire released a statement Thursday ... noting Goliath underwent mandatory testing back in March -- and "No violations, deficiencies, citations, or red tags were reported."
From what we've gathered, Georgia state law requires all amusement park rides to be inspected annually -- and can be inspected more frequently -- by a licensed inspector at the owner's expense. ABC News reported Goliath passed its last three inspections with no issues.
Six Flags Over Georgia isn't pulling the plug on its "Final Destination"-themed Halloween attraction, even in the wake of the tragic death of a man on the Goliath roller coaster in Georgia ... TMZ has learned.
A spokesperson for Six Flags Over Georgia tells TMZ ... "Six Flags Magic Mountain will operate its Fright Fest programming as scheduled." We're told the maze does not contain scenes related to a theme park.
The decision comes amid heightened attention surrounding the tragedy at Six Flags Over Georgia, where 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem was killed Monday after being ejected from the Goliath roller coaster.
Jane Doe's attorney worked with a newspaper before he ever filed her explosive lawsuit accusing the Cornell 7 of gang rape ... at least according to Diego Sarabia's lawyers.
In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Sarabia's defense attorneys claim Doe's lawyer, Thomas Giuffra, never denied coordinating with The Cornell Daily Sun before the lawsuit was filed in court.
James Knox and Alishah Bhimani, who are representing Sarabia, also take issue with Giuffra's claim that defense attorneys representing defendants in Doe's civil suit have been leaking documents to the media that are favorable to their clients.
