Britt Reid has been charged with DWI stemming from his February car crash, according to Dia Wall of KSHB Kansas City.
Reid is the son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, and was their outside linebackers coach last season before his contract wasn’t renewed following the accident. A five-year old girl, Ariel Young, was tragically seriously injured in the crash, which occurred right before the Super Bowl. Wall writes that the charge for Reid is “a class D felony with a potential jail sentence of one to seven years.”
The Chiefs released a statement following news of the charge, saying “the Kansas City Chiefs organization remains steadfast in our concern for all who have been impacted by this tragic accident. Our prayers are focused on Ariel’s continued healing and recovery. The Chiefs are regularly in contact with the family’s designated representative during this challenging time.”
As of a family update on March 27th, Ariel was still in the hospital but was recovering. Blood tests on Reid revealed he had a .113 BAC, well above the legal limit, per a document tweeted by Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.
As Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports tweets, Reid’s claim to police that he was coming back from work at the time of the crash could entangle the Chiefs in the ensuing legal proceedings. All of our thoughts here at PFR are with the most important thing, the full and continued recovery of Ariel.
good it’s a felony. deserved.
Shld be charged with the death penalty. He ruined a kids life.
Agreed 100%
DWI isn’t even close to being punishable by death
Took that long????
How good of a defense he had that it took this long. Or just prove our justices system is terrible
Green is the most important color in the US. And he has plenty of it.
pretty much every court case in this country takes a while. money isnt what makes it long, just sometimes a bit longer.
I had a public defender for a DUI I got almost 10 years ago and it took about 6 months for it to go before the judge. She kept getting it pushed back until she got the judge she wanted and got the charges reduced.
We’re all proud of you.
Hope he does the maximum given his history and the seriousness of the damage he caused. Hopefully Ariel continues to progress well in her recovery
Leave this one open, leave the Deshaun Watson comments open, but close nondescript threads about run of the mill players getting cut…
Amazing how a BILLIONS of $$$ industry have someone drink at work and do this is incomprehensible. How does this continue to happen? Hey I am going to drink at an NFL Stadium where I work and drive home. The Chiefs need to be held accountable also. BTW I am a long life Chiefs fan