Britt Reid’s prison sentence in drunk driving crash commuted

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By Andrew Battifarano

Ex-Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid — son of head coach Andy Reid — had his three-year prison sentence commuted in a 2021 drunk driving crash that left a then-5-year-old seriously injured.

According to multiple reports, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday converted the rest of Reid’s prison sentence to hour arrest.

Reid, 38, who was sentenced in 2022, will remain on house arrest until Oct. 31, 2025, the Associated Press reported.

“Reid had completed his alcohol abuse treatment program and has served more prison time than most individuals convicted of similar offenses,” Gov. Parson spokesman Johnathan Shiflett told the AP.

Just days before Super Bowl 2021 against the Buccaneers, Reid, then an assistant coach, got behind the wheel of his Dodge Ram pickup truck and crashed into two vehicles on Interstate 435, injuring six people, including himself.

One of those injured was then-5-year-old Ariel Young, who was in a coma for nearly two weeks and in the hospital for about two months.

Months after the crash, the Chiefs announced they would pay for Young’s medical expenses.

“Over the last several months, representatives of the Kansas City Chiefs, Ariel Young and Ariel’s family have worked together, alongside medical experts, to develop a plan to take care of Ariel — both now, and for the rest of her life,” a November 2021 statement from the team read. 

Reid admitted in court that he had been drinking in the Chiefs’ team facility before the Feb. 4, 2021 crash, and he pleaded guilty in September 2022 to felony DWI.

Prosecutors said Reid had a 0.113 blood alcohol level and was driving 84 miles per hour in a 65-mph before the crash, according to the AP.

Reid’s contract was not renewed by the Chiefs in the days after the crash.

“I really regret what I did,” Reid said during his 2022 trial. “I made a huge mistake. I apologize to the family. I didn’t mean to hurt anyone.”

“Every time I see my daughter, I think about Ariel and how my decision affected her so deeply and her family,” Reid added.

Missouri state Rep. Keri Ingle blasted the Friday decision.

“I really cannot imagine any justification for commuting a drunk driver who severely injured a 5 year old,” she wrote on X.

Young attorney Tom Porto spoke out about the sentence change to TMZ.

“What’s different between this criminal defendant and every other criminal defendant in the state of Missouri?” he said to the outlet.