Britt Reid, the son of Andy Reid, head coach of Kansas City, and the coach of the team’s lineouts, was involved in a multicar accident on Thursday night that left a 5-year-old child with life-threatening injuries. the police report.
Reid, who would leave with the Chiefs for Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday, was not expected to travel to Tampa, Florida, a source told ESPN.
According to an incident report provided by the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD), a car hit a driveway on Interstate 435 in Kansas City’s fuel Thursday night. After the driver called family members for help, a second car arrived which was also parked on the driveway.
According to the police report, a third car, which according to the Kansas City television station, KSHB, was driven by Britt Reid, followed and first hit the left front of the disabled vehicle and then the rear of the second vehicle, where the five years An old child was in the back seat with a 4-year-old child who was also taken to a hospital by ambulance, but with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to the station, according to the investigation order, Reid admitted to the police that he was driving the third car. The police report states that the driver of the third car did not sustain life-threatening injuries and that he is being investigated for possible impairment.
According to the search warrant obtained by KSHB, a KCPD official said Reid’s eyes were bloodshot and the officer smelled a moderate odor of alcohol. The warrant further said Reid told the officer that he had two to three drinks and that he also prescribed Adderall.
“The organization has been made aware of a multi-vehicle accident involving Britt Reid, the Coach of Outside Linebackers,” the Chiefs said in a statement Friday. “We are gathering information, and we will not comment further at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with all concerned.”
No one involved in the multicar crash is identified by name in the police report.
The driver of the disabled vehicle was in the car during the first collision but was not injured, police reported and the driver of the second vehicle and an adult passenger in the front seat were also not injured.
Reid, 35, joined the Chiefs in 2013 as a defensive assistant coach. He became assistant coach for the defensive line in 2015 and in 2016 for the coach of the defensive line.
Reid pleaded guilty in 2008 to DUI. One year earlier, he had pleaded guilty to flashing a gun to another motorcycle and was sentenced to eight to 23 months in prison.