JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, USA – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday shortened the prison sentence of former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid for the drunk driving collision he caused that left a 5-year-old girl with serious injuries.
The commutation granted by Parson converted the remainder of Reid’s three-year prison sentence to house arrest, with several conditions. The son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had been sentenced in November 2022 after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated and causing serious bodily injury.
Parson is a longtime Chiefs regular-season ticket subscriber and celebrated with the team at the recent Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City. A spokesman for Parson said the governor considered several factors in deciding to commute the sentence.
“Reid had completed his alcohol abuse treatment program and has served more time in prison than most people convicted of similar offenses,” said Parson spokesman Johnathan Shiflett.
Reid’s house arrest will continue until Oct. 31, 2025, with a requirement for weekly meetings with a probation officer and a peer support sponsor, as well as attendance at behavioral counseling. Reid will also be required to work at least 30 hours a week and complete 10 hours a month of community service, among other requirements.
The Chiefs declined to comment on the commutation granted by Parson to Reid.
Prosecutors said Reid was drunk and driving approximately 135 kph in a 103 kph zone when his Dodge pickup truck crashed into cars on an entrance ramp to Interstate 435 near Arrowhead Stadium on Feb. 4, 2021.
A girl inside the cars, Ariel Young, suffered a traumatic brain injury. A total of six people, including Reid, were injured. One of the vehicles that crashed had stopped due to a dead battery and the second was owned by Ariel’s mother, who had arrived to help.
Reid had a blood alcohol level of 0.113% two hours after the accident, police said. The legal limit is 0.08%.
The Chiefs reached a confidential settlement with Ariel’s family to pay for his ongoing medical treatment and other expenses.
An attorney representing Ariel’s family did not immediately respond to messages Friday.