KANSAS CITY, Missouri – A 5-year-old girl who was seriously injured and in a coma after an accident this month involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is now awake, her family said in an online post.
The news was reported on Monday in a brief post on the GoFundMe page for Ariel Young, who has been hospitalized since the February 4 accident.
Reid, the son of Chiefs’ head coach Andy Reid, was the coach of the team’s external linebackers. He was initially placed on administrative leave immediately after the accident, but he is no longer a staff member. Your contract has expired in the past few days and has not been renewed.
Kansas City police said the accident happened near the team’s training complex near Arrowhead Stadium when Britt Reid’s truck crashed into two vehicles on the side of a highway entrance ramp, injuring Ariel and another child inside a car. of the cars.
Reid underwent surgery due to injuries not detailed by the team.
Police said Reid told investigators he drank “two or three drinks” and had a prescription for Adderall when the accident occurred. Police said they were investigating whether Reid was disabled.
The accident occurred three days before Kansas City disputed the Super Bowl in Tampa Bay, losing to the Buccaneers. Reid did not travel with the team to the championship game.