Kansas City Chiefs lineback coach Britt Reid is doing “better” after undergoing surgery due to an injury sustained during an accident last week that seriously injured a five-year-old, Andy Reid said Monday.
Andy Reid, the father of Britt Reid, was asked about his son again at his press conference on Monday after the Super Bowl. The accident with two cars injured two children.
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“That little girl, my heart goes out to her,” Andy Reid said via KSHB-TV.
He added that his son “is getting better now.”
“I had the chance to talk to him. Again, my heart goes out to the young lady. I’m a dad too, so I get it. I’m obviously worried on both sides,” he said.
Tiffany Verhulst, who compiled the GoFundMe donation page, gave a brief update on Ariel’s condition on Sunday.
“Ariel remains in a critical condition in hospital and is not awake,” she wrote. “At the moment there are no progress updates. Many thanks to everyone who has donated through the difficult time to support the family. We are so grateful.”
Britt Reid, 35, is being investigated for driving disability in Kansas City, Mo., after police said he was involved in a car accident near Arrowhead Stadium, FOX4 KC reported. Reid allegedly told officers he had 2 to 3 drinks and that he was on a prescription from Adderall during the incident.
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The station obtained police documents that matched the details of the accident. According to the documents, Reid told police he was driving a pickup truck involved in the crash and told an officer he drank between two and three drinks and was on prescription for Adderall. The station reported that no names were identified in the police report.
According to FOX4 KC, the crash occurred near the southern ramp of I-435. Police stopped a car driver in a Chevrolet Impala and called for help on the driveway. According to the police report, the hazard lights flashed, but the car’s battery started to run low when a family arrived in a Chevrolet Traverse and parked with their headlights near them.
The station reported, referring to the accident documents, that a white Dodge pickup truck was driving south on the driveway to reach the interstate when the driver hit the Impala and hit the Traverse from behind.
The Impala driver was in the car at the time of the accident and according to the station also did not injure two adults in the Traverse.
Another child did not sustain life-threatening injuries.
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Britt Reid has not yet faced any charges.