KANSAS CITY — The family of a 5-year-old girl left in a coma following a crash involving Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid says the girl is now awake, according to a statement on a GoFundMe page for Ariel Young. On Tuesday afternoon Kansas City Police reported she is now breathing on her own but remains unresponsive, according to a statement on the agency's web site.
The girl has been hospitalized since the Feb. 4 crash. Reid is head coach Andy Reid’s son. Britt Reid was initially placed on administrative leave following the multi-vehicle crash. He's no longer employed by the team. Police said the crash happened near the team’s training complex next to Arrowhead Stadium when Reid's truck slammed into two cars on the side of the road.
Police say Reid admitted to having “two or three drinks” before the crash.
Last week, a police spokeswoman said an investigation into whether Reid was impaired before the accident could take several days to complete. Tuesday afternoon, Kansas City Police said their investigation of the accident continues.
Britt Reid has been in legal trouble several times.
He was arrested in January 2007 in Pennsylvania a road-rage incident in which he pointed a gun at another driver, and he was sentenced to up to 23 months in jail and five years of probation after pleading guilty to charges of carrying an unlicensed firearm, simple assault, possession of a controlled substance and possession of an instrument of crime.
Seven months later, Reid was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to up to six months in jail.
Reid appeared to get his life on track, beginning his coaching career as an intern for his father with the Eagles in 2009. He spent the next two years as a graduate assistant at Temple, his alma mater, before joining the staff in Kansas City.
After two seasons as a defensive quality control coach, Reid was promoted to assistant defensive line coach. He then spent three seasons as the defensive line coach before shifting to outside linebackers for the past two seasons.