Former Kansas City Chiefs coach sentenced to prison

Britt Reid has been handed a three-year prison sentence for one felony count of driving while intoxicated with serious bodily injury. He hit two parked cars and left a five-year-old girl with a serious brain injury. The prosecutors asked for a four-year sentence while Reid wanted probation. Last year he drove his car above the speed limit near Arrowhead Stadium while drunk.

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The son of the Chiefs HC pleaded guilty to the charges back in September and was sentenced on Tuesday by Circuit Judge Charles H McKenzie.

The two vehicles that Reid hit were stationary near Interstate 435, one due to a malfunction in the car and the second for helping the first. The injured girl, Ariel Young, was in the second car during the collision. The police recorded the alcohol level in Reid’s body at 0.113% whereas the legal limit stands at 0.080%.

The family of the girl opposed Reid’s probation plea saying that no amount of prison sentence will be enough for the pain and suffering Reid has caused them and their child. Ariel has a balance problem and has to wear eyeglasses to correct her vision due to the brain injury caused by the accident. Reid apologized to the girl and her family saying that he understands where they are coming from. 

Reid’s previous run-ins with the law

This is not the first time that Reid has landed in legal trouble. Reid battled drug addiction in his youth. He underwent a drug treatment program back in 2009 in Pennsylvania. His father was the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles at that time.

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He was slated to be in the coaching team of the Chiefs for the Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But the Chiefs sent him on a leave pending the proceedings of the case. His association with the franchise ended when his contract expired. And he has not got any coaching job since then.

The Chiefs also took care of Ariel’s medical expenses. They had reached a confidential agreement with Ariel’s family for paying all the expenses for her treatment.

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