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Former Chiefs assistant Britt Reid sentenced to three years in prison

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 11/1/22

Britt Reid learned his fate in a Missouri court room on Tuesday as he faced punishment stemming from a 2021 incident in which the son of Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid seriously injured a five-year old girl in a car crash.

Reid was arrested in February 2021 on DWI charges after crashing into a car that contained a young girl by the name of Ariel Young. Authorities performed an alcohol check on Reid at the time, noting that he had a BAC of .113 two hours following the incident.

In September, Reid pleaded guilty to felony charges of driving while intoxicated and causing serious physical injury. A judge handed down his punishment on Tuesday, sentencing the former Chiefs assistant to three years in prison.

The mother of Ariel Young read a victim’s impact statement in court, noting that “there are five of us that Britt Reid’s choice to drink and drive hurt.”

Reid could have received up to seven years in prison for his role in the tragic accident. It was also reported recently in court documents that Reid was drinking at the Chiefs’ facility before the accident.

Young was in coma for weeks following the accident and is dealing with medical complications that will impact her for the remainder of her life.

A graduate of Temple, Reid began his coaching career at St. Joseph’s Prep High School in 2008. He was a training camp intern for his father with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009 before acting as a graduate assistant with Temple in 2011-12. Reid joined his father with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013 as a defensive quality control coach before being promoted to defensive line coach in 2016.

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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