A 5-year-old girl seriously injured in an accident involving Kansas City Chiefs coach Britt Reid received more than $ 320,000 in donations to help cover her medical expenses.
Tiffany Verhulst, who created the donations page, briefly updated Ariel’s condition.
“Ariel remains in the hospital in critical condition and is not awake,” she wrote. “There are no progress updates at the moment. Thanks to everyone who donated to support the family at this difficult time, we are very grateful.”
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Reid, 35, was under investigation for driving impaired in Kansas City, Missouri, after police said he was involved in a multiple-car accident near Arrowhead Stadium, FOX4 KC reported. Reid reportedly told police that he drank 2-3 drinks and was drinking Adderall at the time of the incident.
Ariel, girl in critical condition after accident involving Britt Reid of Kansas City Chiefs
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The police station obtained police documents that corresponded to the details of the accident. The documents say that Reid told the police that he was driving a truck involved in the accident and told a police officer that he had between two and three drinks and had an Adderall prescription. The police said that no names were identified in the police report.
The accident occurred near the south ramp of I-435, according to FOX4 KC. A Chevrolet Impala driver ran out of gas and asked for help on the ramp, police said. The police report said the emergency lights were flashing, but the car’s battery was starting to die when a family arrived in a Chevrolet Traverse and parked near them with their headlights on.
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The station reported, citing accident documents, that a white Dodge truck was traveling south on the ramp to reach the interstate when the driver hit the Impala and hit Traverse from behind.
The Impala driver was inside the car at the time of the accident and was not injured, and two adults at Traverse were also unhurt, according to the station.
Reid told police that he had a stomachache after the accident.
Reid would be under investigation about the accident. (Photo by George Gojkovich / Getty Images)
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Ariel and another 4-year-old were the only injured. The other child suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
While CBS Sports host Jim Nantz offered his condolences for the end of the Chiefs’ 3-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Andy Reid was asked about the accident. The Chiefs, up to this point, just said they were discovering more information about the accident and that the technician stayed at home.
“My heart goes out to everyone who was involved in the accident, in particular the family with the girl who is fighting for her life,” said Reid, via ESPN. “I can’t comment on this any more than what I’m here for. So as for the questions you have, I will have to reject them; but, only from a human point of view, my heart bleeds for everyone involved in it.”
Reid was also asked whether the accident was a distraction.
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“We put the game plan in the previous week. The distraction was not a distraction with regard to the game plan. That was already defined and how we were going to work with it and move on,” he added. “From a human point of view, it’s difficult. From a football point of view, I don’t think it was a problem.”