Kansas City linebackers coach Britt Reid, son of head coach Andy Reid was involved in a multi-car accident Thursday night that sent two kids ages four and five to the hospital with the later suffering was reported to be life-threatening injuries.
According to an incident report provided by the Kansas City Missouri Police Department (KCPD), a car ran out of gas on an on-ramp to Interstate 435 in Kansas City on Thursday night. After the driver called relatives for help, a second car arrived, also parking on the on-ramp.
According to the police report, a third car, which Kansas City television station KSHB says was driven by Britt Reid, then came along and struck first the left front of the disabled vehicle and then the rear of the second vehicle, where the 5-year-old child was in the back seat along with a 4-year-old child, who also was taken by ambulance to an area hospital but with non-life-threatening injuries.
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A search warrant that was obtained by KSHB revealed that Britt Reid informed the officer on the scene that he consumed “two to three drinks” and took prescription Adderall. A KCPD officer also noted that Reid’s eyes were bloodshot and that they smelled “a moderate odor of alcoholic beverages.”
The Chiefs released a statement saying “the organization has been made aware of a multi-vehicle accident involving Outside Linebackers Coach, Britt Reid. We are in the process of gathering information, and we will have no further comment at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved.”
The 35-year-old Reid who pleaded guilty to DUI in 2008 was scheduled to travel with the team down to Tampa for KC’s Super Bowl matchup against the Buccaneers, however, those plans have now changed.
In addition to his apparent drink and driving problems that may have cost the life of a young child, Reid also pleaded guilty to flashing a gun at another motorist in 2007. He was sentenced to eight to 23 months in prison.
