Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid has been charged with felony driving while intoxicated for his involvement in a car crash earlier this year that left a 5-year-old girl critically injured.
The Jackson County (MO) Prosecutor's Office filed the class D felony charge Monday, stating that Reid "operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol & acted with criminal negligence by driving at an excessive rate of speed."
If convicted, Reid would face a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. Prosecutors announced Reid, the son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, will turn himself in and be booked Monday. Prosecutors also have requested a $100,000/10 percent bond & requested that Reid be placed on GPS & alcohol monitoring.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, according to a statement from her office, "will vigorously pursue these charges, & Reid is not receiving any favorable treatment from Kansas City police or the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office."
The crash occurred Feb. 4, when police say Reid's truck slammed into two vehicles on the side of a highway entrance ramp near Kansas City's NFL training complex next to Arrowhead Stadium, injuring 5-year-old Ariel Young & another child inside one of the cars.
Analysis of the crash indicated that Reid, 36, was driving 83.9 mph just 1.9 seconds before his Dodge Ram collided with two parked vehicles on the ramp.
A test of Reid's blood serum after the crash showed his blood alcohol concentration to be at .113, according to the probable cause statement. Police previously said Reid admitted to investigators to having had "2 or 3 drinks" along with prescribed Adderall before the crash.
An attorney for Young's family said last month that the girl suffered a devastating brain injury that has left her unable to speak or walk. Young's family was expected to advocate for "the most serious charges and the most serious sentence that Britt could ever receive," attorney Tom Porto told said.
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