According to an incident report provided by the Kansas City Missouri Police Department, a car ran out of gas on a ramp to Interstate 435 in Kansas City late on Thursday. After the driver asked his relatives for help, a second car arrived, also parked on the access ramp.
According to the police report, a third car, which the Kansas City television station KSHB says was driven by Britt Reid, came and hit the left front of the damaged vehicle first and then hit the rear of the second vehicle, where o A 1 year old child was in the back seat with a 4 year old child, who was also taken by ambulance to a local hospital, but with injuries that did not threaten his life.
The police said Reid admitted to the police that he was driving the car, according to a search warrant.
“The organization was informed of an accident involving several vehicles involving Outside Linebackers coach Britt Reid,” the Chiefs said in a statement on Friday. “We are in the process of gathering information and we will have no further comments at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved.”
None of the people involved in the multi-car accident are identified by name in the police report.
The driver of the third car received non-fatal injuries and was being investigated for physical damage, according to police.
The driver of the disabled vehicle was in the car at the time of the first collision, but was not injured, the police report said, and the driver of the second vehicle and an adult passenger in the front seat were also unhurt.
Reid was scheduled to leave with the Chiefs on Saturday for the Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Florida.
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