Britt Reid.Photo:Mark Brown/Getty
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Britt Reid, the son of Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, has had his DUI sentence shortened three years after severely injuring a young girl in a car crash.
Britt received athree-year prison sentencein November 2022 after pleading guilty to driving while impaired during a crash on Feb. 4, 2021, that injuredAriel Young, then 5, and other victims.
Speaking about the sentence shortening, Parsons’ office said in a statement, perCNN, “Mr. Reid has completed his alcohol abuse treatment program and has served more prison time than most individuals convicted of similar offenses.”
“Mr. Reid will be under house arrest until October 31, 2025, with strict conditions of probation, including weekly meetings with a parole officer, weekly behavioral counseling attendance, weekly meetings with a peer support sponsor, and stringent community service and employment requirements," the statement added.
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In February 2021, Britt was driving his pickup truck near GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City when he struck two vehicles stationed along the highway. One, which was a disabled silver Chevrolet Traverse, containedAriel and a second childseated in the back, who were both injured.
The other child, then 4, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Ariel, meanwhile, suffered severe brain trauma and went into a coma that lasted 11 days.
Reid, 37, received a three-year prison sentence in 2022 after injuring Young in a car crash.George Gojkovich/Getty
Britt was also injured in the crash. Headmitted to policeat the time to drinking prior to getting behind the wheel.
Porto added, “The family is relieved this matter is over.”
Reid is the son of Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid.Patrick Semansky/AP/Shutterstock
Ariel’s motheradded in a victim’s statement to Brittin court at the time, per ABC News: “Ariel’s life is forever changedbecause of Britt Reid. Her life will be dealing with the damage that Britt Reid did.”
She detailed the impact of her daughter’s injuries, sharing that Ariel needed “special ed” and was having difficulty walking.
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Brittwas previously sentencedin 2007 to eight to 23 months in prison for a road-rage incident in Pennsylvania, as he waved a handgun at a motorist, ESPN reported at the time.
That same year, Britt also pleaded guilty to DUI and drug charges after driving his vehicle into a shopping cart in a sporting goods store’s parking lot.
source: people.com
