Britt Reid (left) Photo: AP
Do you know how easy it is not to drink and drive? Or be conscious enough not to do it if you already have a criminal record? I’m guessing former NFL assistant coach Britt Reid, son of Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, wasn’t smart enough to follow those principles. Nearly two years after Britt drove over the legal limit and hit two parked cars, he was sentenced to three years in prison in a Kansas City district court on Tuesday.
Reid pleaded guilty to drunk driving and causing serious bodily harm in September after his accident in February 2021 left a five-year-old girl with traumatic brain injury. The indictment carries a maximum sentence of seven years, but prosecutors agreed to instead seek a maximum sentence of four years under a plea agreement. Prosecutors said Reid was driving about 84 miles per hour in a 65-mile zone when his car struck the other vehicles on a freeway near Arrowhead Stadium. Reid’s blood alcohol level was 0.113 percent two hours after the accident, police said, which is more than 3 percent above the legal limit.
Ariel Young, the five-year-old involved in the accident, Reid and four other people were injured in the accident. Young was in court for Reid’s sentencing. The girl’s mother, Felicia Miller, was also at the scene during the crash and read a victim impact statement before Reid was sentenced. Miller said the crash victims were offended. Reid sought parole and her family turned down the plea deal in exchange for a reduced sentence. Before his sentencing, Reid apologized and spoke to Young and Miller, explaining he has a daughter the same age and his family prays for her every night.
Reid was placed on administrative leave after the crash and the Chiefs declined to sign him on a new contract after the 2020 season. Before coaching in Kansas City, Reid entered a drug treatment program after running what a Pennsylvania judge called a “drug center” outside of the family home. He was also involved in a street riot incident in 2007 in which he allegedly pointed a gun at another man. That was settled out of court in 2014. Last year, the Chiefs reportedly agreed to pay for Young’s medical care and other expenses.