Former Kansas City Chiefs Coach Britt Reid Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison

After public outcry and passionate advocacy from the family . . .

Today a Jackson County judge offered his ruling . . .

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Jackson County judge sentenced former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid to three years in prison Tuesday, Nov. 1.

Here's the note from the courthouse . . .

Jackson County judge sentences former Chiefs coach to 3 years in prison

A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced former Kansas City Chiefs coach Britt Reid to three years in prison, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.

In September, Reid pleaded guilty to the Class D felony of Driving While Intoxicated -- Resulting in Serious Physical Injury, for the Feb. 4, 2021 crash outside Arrowhead that caused physical injury to a child in a vehicle that Reid collided with while driving on the entrance ramp, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.

On Tuesday, prosecutors called for Reid to be sentenced to 4 years in prison, while Reid's attorney asked the judge for probation. The judge sentenced Reid to three years and ordered that he  be taken into custody immediately. After pronouncing sentence, the judge spoke to the victim's family.

According to court records filed today, Reid was driving on Feb. 4, 2021, near Interstate 435 and Stadium Drive in Kansas City while under the influence of alcohol and acted with criminal negligence by driving at an excessive rate of speed, failing to be aware of a disabled vehicle, striking it and causing physical injury to a child in that vehicle, age 5. A police investigation of the crash determined that Reid was driving a truck that was traveling nearly 84 mph just 1.9 seconds before the crash. A test of his blood serum after the crash showed his blood alcohol concentration to be at .113.  The 5-year-old injured in the crash, according to medical records, suffered severe traumatic brain injury, a parietal fracture, brain contusions and subdural hematomas.

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Ex-Chiefs coach Britt Reid sentenced to prison in DWI crash

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Reid pleaded guilty in September to driving while intoxicated and seriously injuring then 5-year-old Ariel Young. Ariel attended Tuesday's sentencing with members of her family.

Former Chiefs assistant Britt Reid sentenced to 3 years in prison for drunken crash that injured child

Reid, son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of drunk driving. The family of Ariel Young, who suffered a severe brain injury in the crash, said they were "outraged" Reid was not given the maximum sentence of seven years.

Former Chiefs coach, son of Andy Reid sentenced to three years in prison for DWI case

The former Kansas City Chiefs coach and son of Andy Reid, Britt Reid, has been sentenced to three years in prison for a DWI case that seriously injured a young girl.Reid, in a guilty plea, admitted to driving under the influence and crashing into two vehicles near Arrowhead stadium in February 2021.As part of a plea deal, Britt Reid was set to serve "no more than" four years in prison for that crash.

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