Former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid, the son of head coach Andy Reid, has had his three-year prison sentence reduced by three years for a 2021 drunk-driving crash that seriously injured a then-5-year-old boy.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday changed the remainder of Reed’s prison sentence to time served, according to multiple reports.
Reed, 38, will be sentenced in 2022 and will remain under house arrest until October 31, 2025, the Associated Press reported.
“Mr. Reed has completed an alcohol abuse treatment program and has served more time in prison than most people convicted of similar crimes,” Jonathan Shifflett, a spokesperson for Governor Parson, told The Associated Press. Ta.
Days before the 2021 Super Bowl vs. the Buccaneers, Reid, then an assistant coach, got behind the wheel of a Dodge Ram pickup truck on Interstate 435 and crashed into two vehicles, including himself. A person was injured.
The Chiefs declined to comment on Parson’s dismissal of Reid.
One of the injured was 5-year-old Ariel Young, who was in a coma for about two weeks and hospitalized for about two months.
Months after the accident, the Chiefs announced they would cover Young’s medical expenses.
“Over the past several months, representatives from the Kansas City Chiefs, Ariel Young, and Ariel’s family have been working with medical professionals to develop a plan to care for Ariel now and for the rest of her life. ” a November 2021 statement from the team read.
Reed admitted in court that he had been drinking at the Chiefs’ team facility before the Feb. 4, 2021, crash and pleaded guilty in September 2022 to a felony DWI charge.
According to the Associated Press, prosecutors said Reed had a blood alcohol level of 0.113 and was driving 134 mph in a 60 mph zone before the crash.
Reed’s contract was not renewed by the Chiefs days after the accident.
“I truly regret what I did,” Reed said during his 2022 trial. “I made a big mistake. I apologize to the family. I never meant to hurt anyone.”
“Every time I see my daughter, I think about Ariel and how deeply my decisions have affected her and her family.” Lead added.
missouri Rep. Keri Ingle denounced Friday’s decision..
“I simply cannot imagine any justification for commuting a drunk driver who seriously injured a 5-year-old,” she wrote to X.
Young lawyer Tom Porto spoke up. Regarding text changes to TMZ.
“What makes this criminal defendant different from other criminal defendants in Missouri?” he told the outlet.
