A tragic incident.
Yes, sitting on edge just inside a corn field is a common thing when hunting in corn growing country.
Typically when people hear “asleep” they think of someone lying down, but you can fall asleep sitting up in the right position. I’ve fallen asleep a few times when sitting watching for deer.
14 is not too young to be out by themselves hunting. It’s a modern idea that someone must be an “adult” to hunt or handle firearms unsupervised, and it fact, it was very common for most of our country’s history
I can’t imagine the pain this family is going through, and the driver as well. So sad.