KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City bosses have placed back coach Britt Reid on administrative leave after a three-car accident last week that left a 5-year-old girl in critical condition.
“We remain in the process of collecting information on the incident and will continue to assist local authorities upon request,” the chiefs said in a statement. “Our focus remains on Ariel Young and her family. We have contacted the family to give them our support and resources at this difficult time and we will continue to pray for their recovery. “
Reid, 35, the son of head coach Andy Reid, admitted to police that he was driving the vehicle that collided with two other cars, including the one with the 5-year-old child inside. The police report said that the driver of the vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was investigated for possible deficiencies.
Andy Reid said this week that Britt Reid had surgery, but was not more specific.
A Kansas City Police Department official said Britt Reid’s eyes were bloodstained and the officer smelled “a moderate smell of alcohol,” according to a statement from the ESPN police officer. The statement went on to say that Reid told the officer that he had two or three drinks and that he had taken an Adderall prescription.
Britt Reid did not travel to Tampa, Florida for the recent Super Bowl and did not train for the Chiefs in their 31-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.