KANSAS CITY, Missouri – A 5-year-old girl who was seriously injured and in a coma after an accident this month involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is now awake, her family said in an online publication.
The news was delivered Monday in a brief post on Ariel Young’s GoFundMe page, which has been hospitalized since the Feb. 4 crash.
Reid, the son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, was the team’s external support coach. He was initially placed on administrative leave immediately after the accident, but is no longer an employee of the team. His contract expired in the last few days and was not renewed.
Kansas City police said the crash happened near the team’s training complex next to Arrowhead Stadium when Britt Reid’s truck collided with two vehicles next to a ramp. entering the road, injuring Ariel and another child in one of the performances.
Reid underwent surgery for injuries not detailed by the team.
Police said Reid told investigators he had taken “two or three sips” and that he had a prescription for Adderall when the crash occurred. Police have said they are investigating whether Reid was affected.
The crash happened three days before Kansas City played the Super Bowl in Tampa Bay, losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Reid did not travel with the team for the championship game.