A five-year-old girl who fell into a coma two weeks ago in a car accident involving the son of the Kansas City Chiefs coach was confirmed, a family source confirmed.
The girl, Ariel Young, remains in hospital recovering from the accident on February 4.
“Ariel is awake,” wrote Tiffany Verhulst, who organized a GoFundMe to pay for her medical expenses. Verhulst did not give any information about her condition.
Young was injured when foundation coach Britt Reid, the son of head coach Andy Reid, crashed his truck into her vehicle..
Ariel Young woke up, a family source said on Monday, after the February 4 accident
The crash occurred just outside the Kansas City, Missouri Chiefs’ Practice Field.
Britt Reid, 35, was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on a highway entrance ramp near the team’s training complex near Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
Britt is no longer employed at the club.
It was initially reported that he was placed on administrative leave, but Adam Schefter on ESPN He has since reported that he was laid off during his contract, which has now expired and “is no longer employed at the club”.
Reid has not yet been charged in connection with the crash, and Missouri police say charges are unlikely to appear for at least a month.
“Prosecutors would usually want a completed case to file charges or refuse, depending on what the evidence indicates,” a police statement said.
“In such cases, which may include toxicology, accident reconstruction, witness statements and a variety of other related parts.
Britt Reid, 35 (pictured), was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on Feb. 4 on the side of a highway entrance ramp near the team’s training complex near Arrowhead Stadium.
Kansas City head coach Andy Reid, left, watches Sunday in the first half of the NFL Super Bowl on Sunday
“We cannot discuss this case specifically, because it is being investigated and we do not want to contaminate it in any way. We treat each case with respect, no matter who is involved. ‘
Ariel, 5, was critically injured in a wreck with Britt Reid on Thursday
Britt Reid, who has been on his father’s team since Andy Reid arrived before the 2013 season, has not traveled with the team to the Tampa Super Bowl.
The team lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Britt Reid admitted to police that he was driving a Dodge Ram truck that hit a Chevrolet Traverse.
Traverse arrived to assist a Chevrolet Impala that ran out of gas, according to reports.
Reid’s vehicle struck Impala first before hitting Traverse, injuring five-year-old Young and a four-year-old boy, both in the back seat of Traverse.
The young man suffered life-threatening injuries, while the four-year-old did not suffer, although both were transported to a local hospital.
Ariel, pictured, was in a coma at the hospital after a car she was in was hit by Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid.
“We remain in the process of collecting information on the incident and will continue to assist local authorities as requested,” the chiefs said in a statement.
“Our focus remains on Ariel Young and her family. We have contacted the family to offer them our support and resources at this difficult time and we will continue to pray for her recovery ”.
Britt Reid’s eyes were shot with blood, and the officer smelled “a moderate smell of alcohol,” according to a statement from the police officer obtained by several media.
According to the search warrant filed after the accident, Reid allegedly told the officer that he drank two to three drinks and that he also took an Adderall prescription.
Andy Reid said Britt Reid, who was taken to hospital with a stomach ache after the accident, underwent surgery, but declined to comment.
Andy Reid said his heart was “bleeding” for the young girl.
“My heart goes out to those involved, to the families of those girls who are fighting for their lives,” he said after the game, according to the New York Post.
“From a human point of view, my heart bleeds for them.”
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Any Reid insisted that the tragedy did not affect preparations for the game and that the bosses’ game plan was introduced a week ago.
“From a human point of view, yes, it’s a tough one. From a football standpoint … two separate things, he said.
“From a football standpoint, I don’t think that was the problem.”
Reid took “full responsibility” for the loss of the bosses against Tampa Bay.
“We can’t do the things we did and beat such a good football team – especially at this level. I could have done a better job putting the boys in a better position, ”Reid said.
He added: “It was a bad day to have a bad day.”
Britt did not accompany the Kansas City bosses and his father as they reached the Super Bowl, flying into the city the day before facing the Buccaneers in his hometown.
Britt Reid has been with the team since his father was hired by the franchise in 2013.
The accident took place just after 21:00, on Thursday evening, on Highway 435 near Eastwood Trafficway, near the Truman sports complex, where the bosses were finishing their final practices.
Police reported that a Chevrolet Impala ran out of gas and parked on the entrance ramp from Stadium Drive to I-435 while calling the family to help.
Kansas City head coach Andy Reid arrived in Tampa Saturday without his son
When the family arrived, they parked a Chevrolet Traverse in front of the locked vehicle.
Britt Reid told police he was driving a white Dodge Ram Laramie Sport truck that hit the left side of the Impala while the driver was trying to get it up and running.
The driver was in the car when Reid hit the vehicle, but was not injured.
The report states that Reid’s branch continued to hit the parked crossbar, where two children were sitting in the back seat.
Britt, who is said to have previous allegations of DUI, drugs and weapons, is now being investigated to determine if he was affected at the time of the accident.
According to a police warrant, officers could smell “a moderate smell of alcohol” from Reid when they arrived at the scene and noticed that his eyes were shot with blood.
Reid told officers he drank two to three drinks and informed them of Adderall’s recipe. The warrant also states that an officer noticed signs of damage in Reid.
Not for the first time when Reid has problems with the law regarding the potential to drink and drive.
In 2007, at the age of 22, Reid was sentenced to eight to 23 months in prison, plus five years of probation, on gun and drug charges.
Britt Reid told officers he drank before the crash and took Adderall
It happened after he pointed a handgun at another driver following a dispute, according to ESPN.
Reid pleaded guilty to carrying an unlicensed firearm, simple assault, possession of a controlled substance and possession of a criminal instrument in connection with the incident.
According to KSHB, Reid was arrested again seven months later and charged with DUI: controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug accessories.
His bail was revoked from the first arrest and he pleaded guilty again, receiving a sentence of one to six months in February 2008.
Pennsylvania court records show he was fined more than $ 10,000 for the two incidents and was ordered to complete the Drug Court, which he did in July 2012.
ESPN reported that while Britt and her brother Garrert Reid were convicted of their first arrest in 2007, a judge compared their father’s house to a “drug store,” as he wondered if adult sons should live. there.
At the time, Garrett, who was described as a drug addict and trafficker, was convicted of crashing into another car while using heroin.