Several Parkland High School athletic fields were damaged recently after a vehicle was driven over them following a heavy rain.

The grassy spaces were mutilated sometime between 8 p.m. June 23, and 8 a.m. the following day.

At the June 27 meeting, District Superintendent Richard Sniscak reported the fields have ruts where the tires sank into the surface softened by the deluge.

He said the grounds will need topsoil and reseeding and must not be used until restoration has been accomplished.

Damage was done at two-and-a half fields, used for football and band practice, south of the high school along Cedar Crest Boulevard.

A soccer field above the soccer and track stadium was also affected.

The district used its drone to take pictures of the damage.

Sniscak asked for help from the public to track down the perpetrators.

“We’ll prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law,” Sniscak said.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact South Whitehall police at 610-398-0337.