Chiefs coach Britt Reid STILL not charged after crash left girl, 5, in coma despite ‘admitting to drinking & driving’
NFL coach Britt Reid allegedly confessed he was drunk driving before a car crash that left a young girl in a coma – but no one is likely to be charged over the incident for at least a month.
, the son of the Kansas City Chiefs head coach, was driving his pickup when it smashed into two stationary cars last Thursday, seriously injuring two children aged four and five, cops in have said.
The 35 year old – who suffered minor injuries – allegedly told police he had been drinking prior to Thursday's crash, .
The pile-up has left and also injured a four-year-old child.
Police said at a Tuesday press conference that a report on the incident will require 30-60 days to finalize. Until then, decline to discuss specific cases, including Reid’s.
A Kansas City Missouri Police Department spokeswoman told The Sun that no one has yet been charged in connection with the tragic incident.
"Prosecutors typically would like a completed case file in order to file charges or decline, depending on what the evidence would indicate," a statement from police read.
"In cases like this that may include toxicology, crash reconstruction, witness statements and a variety of other related pieces.
"We cannot discuss this case specifically, as it is under investigation and we do not want to taint that in any way. We treat each case with respect regardless of who is involved.
"Per the Missouri Sunshine Law, police do not release the names of those involved in crashes who have not yet been charged or are not deceased."
After last night's Super Bowl LV – – his father spoke candidly about what had happened.
“My heart goes out to those involved, the family of those little girls fighting for their lives,’’ Andy Reid said after the game.
"From a human standpoint, my heart bleeds for them.’’
Andy Reid refused to use the incident as an excuse for his side's loss, pointing out “the game plan was put in a week ago.’’
“From a human standpoint, yeah, it’s a tough one,’’ he said, according to the New York Post.
“From a football standpoint … two separate things. From a football standpoint, I don’t think that was the problem.’’
Britt Reid allegedly admitted having "two or three drinks" on top of prescription drugs before .
Police reportedly said they could smell alcohol on Reid, and his eyes were bloodshot.
on the brain, according to her family.
Aunt Tiffany Verhulst posted heartbreaking photos of her cousin's daughter Ariel in hospital.
for the seriously injured youngster who has been left in coma.
According to a for the girl more than $290,000 was raised as of Sunday night by over 7,500 donors.
"Ariel, 5 years old, suffered swelling in and bleeding in and around the brain. She is in critical condition and hasn’t woken since the crash," GoFundMe page read.
"Ariel will be in the hospital for the foreseeable future, this is set up for the hospital bills and weeks of missed work that will come.
"No child deserves to go through this, nor should any mother have to see her child like this."
The incident report provided by the Kansas City Missouri Police department police reportedly said that a car ran out of gas on an on-ramp to Interstate 435 in Kansas City.
After the driver called relatives for help, a second car arrived, also parked on the on-ramp.
According to the police report, a third car, which local news outlet KSHB said was driven by Britt Reid, came along and struck the left front of the disabled vehicle, before slamming into the rear of the second vehicle.
The five-year-old child was sat in the backseat, along with a four-year-old child, who was also taken to an area hospital by ambulance, but with non-life-threatening injuries.
Reid joined the Chiefs in 2013 as a defensive assistant and worked his way through the ranks to become the outside linebackers coach in 2019.
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A statement from the Kansas City Chiefs, issued on Friday morning, said the organisation had been "made aware of a multi-vehicle accident involving Outside Linebackers Coach, Britt Reid.
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"We are in the process of gathering information, and we will have no further comment at this time," the statement read.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved."