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