A five-year-old girl who was left in a coma two weeks ago after a car accident involving the son of the Kansas City Chiefs coach woke up, a family source confirmed.
The girl, Ariel Young, remains in the hospital recovering from the February 4 accident.
‘Ariel is awake,’ wrote Tiffany Verhulst, who organized a GoFundMe to help pay for her medical expenses. Verhulst gave no information about his condition.
Young got hurt when coach of external linebackers Britt Reid, son of coach Andy Reid, crashed his truck into his vehicle.
Ariel Young woke up, a family source said on Monday after the February 4 accident
The accident happened just one exit south of the Chiefs’ practice field in Kansas City, Missouri
Britt Reid, 35, was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on the side of a highway entrance ramp near the team’s training complex near Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
Britt is no longer a club employee.
It was initially reported that he had been placed on administrative leave, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter since then, he informed that he was put on leave during the term of his contract, which has expired and “is no longer an employee of the club”.
Reid has so far not been charged in connection with the accident and police in Missouri say there are unlikely to be any charges in at least a month.
“Prosecutors would normally like a file of the full case to file the charges or refuse, depending on what the evidence indicates,” read a police statement.
‘In cases like this, which may include toxicology, accident reconstruction, witness statements and a variety of other related pieces.
Britt Reid, 35, (pictured) was involved in a multiple vehicle accident on February 4 next to a highway entrance ramp near the team’s training complex near Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, left, watches from the sideline during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl on Sunday
‘We cannot discuss this case specifically, as it is under investigation and we do not want to stain it in any way. We treat each case with respect, regardless of who is involved. ‘
Ariel, 5, was seriously injured in a car accident with Britt Reid on Thursday
Britt Reid, who has been on his father’s team since Andy Reid arrived before the 2013 season, did not travel with the team to the Super Bowl in Tampa.
The team lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Britt Reid acknowledged to the police that he was driving his Dodge Ram truck that crashed into a Chevrolet Traverse.
Traverse had arrived to help a Chevrolet Impala that was out of gas, according to reports.
Reid’s vehicle hit the Impala first before hitting Traverse, injuring five-year-old Young and one-year-old, both in the Traverse’s backseat.
Young suffered serious injuries, while the four-year-old did not, although both were transported to a local hospital.
Ariel, in the photo, was in a coma at the hospital after a car she was in was hit by Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid
“We continue to collect information about the incident and will continue to assist local authorities as requested,” the chiefs said in a statement.
‘Our focus remains on Ariel Young and his family. We reach out to the family to offer our support and resources to them during this difficult time and we will continue to pray for their recovery. ‘
Britt Reid’s eyes were bloodshot and the policeman smelled ‘a moderate odor of alcohol’, according to a police statement obtained by various media outlets.
According to the search warrant issued after the accident, Reid told the policeman that he drank two to three drinks and that he also took Adderall.
Andy Reid said Britt Reid, who was taken to the hospital with stomach pains after the accident, underwent surgery, but declined to comment further.
Andy Reid said his ‘heart bleeds’ for the young woman.
“My heart is with those involved, the family of those girls who fight for their lives,” he said after the game, according to the New York Post.
‘From a human point of view, my heart bleeds for them.’
The Kansas City Chiefs were brutally defeated 31-9 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but Reid refused to excuse his team’s defeat in the tragedy
Any Reid insisted that the tragedy did not affect preparations for the game, and that the Chiefs’ game plan ‘was established a week ago.’
‘From a human point of view, yes, it is difficult. From a football point of view … two different things, ‘he said.
‘From a football perspective, I don’t think that’s the problem.’
Reid took “full responsibility” for the Chiefs’ defeat against Tampa Bay.
‘We cannot do the things we did and beat a good football team like that – especially at this level. I could have done a better job putting the guys in a better position, ‘said Reid.
He added: ‘It was a bad day to have a bad day.’
Britt did not accompany the Kansas City Chiefs and his father when they landed in the Super Bowl, flying into the city the day before they faced the hometown Buccaneers.
Britt Reid has been with the team since his father was hired by the franchise in 2013.
The accident occurred just after 9 pm on Thursday night on Interstate 435 near Eastwood Trafficway, near the Truman Sports Complex, where the Chiefs were ending their final practice.
Police reported that a Chevrolet Impala ran out of gas and parked on the driveway from Stadium Drive to I-435 while calling the family to help.
Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid arrived in Tampa without his son on Saturday
When the family arrived, they parked a Chevrolet Traverse in front of the stranded vehicle.
Britt Reid told police he was driving a white Dodge Ram Laramie Sport truck that hit the left side of the Impala while the driver was trying to get it up and running.
The driver was in the car when Reid hit the vehicle, but was not injured.
The report states that Reid’s Ram continued to attack the parked Traverse, where two children were sitting in the back seat.
Britt, who reportedly had previous DUI, drug and gun charges, is now being investigated to determine whether he was disabled at the time of the accident.
According to a police warrant, the police were able to smell Reid’s ‘moderate odor of alcohol’ when they arrived at the scene and noticed that his eyes were bloodshot.
Reid told police officers that he drank two to three drinks and informed them of his Adderall prescription. The warrant also states that an officer noted signs of deficiency in Reid.
This is not the first time that Reid has had problems with the law about the potential to drink and drive.
In 2007, then 22, Reid was sentenced to eight to 23 months in prison, plus five years probation for possession of a gun and drugs.
Britt Reid told officers that he had drunk before the accident and took Adderall
This happened after he pointed a gun at another driver after a dispute, according to ESPN.
Reid pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm without a license, simple assault, possession of a controlled substance and possession of an instrument of crime in connection with the incident.
According to KSHB, Reid was arrested again seven months later and charged with DUI: controlled substance, possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
His bail was revoked from his first arrest and he again pleaded guilty, receiving a sentence of one to six months in February 2008.
Pennsylvania court records show that he was fined more than $ 10,000 for both incidents and sentenced to complete the Chemical Dependency Court, which he did in July 2012.
ESPN reported that while Britt and his brother Garrert Reid were sentenced after the first arrest in 2007, a judge compared his father’s home to a ‘drug emporium’ while questioning whether adult children should live there.
At the time, Garrett, who was described as a drug addict and drug dealer, was convicted after crashing into another car while on heroin.