In April 2021, Britt Reid was charged with DWI for his involvement in a car accident that left a 5-year-old girl in critical condition two months earlier. On February 4, 2021, three days before Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl, Britt was accused of slamming his truck into two vehicles parked on the shoulder of the highway at a speed well over the limit.
Britt admitted to having between two and three drinks and to taking the ADHD medication Adderall before getting behind the wheel. According to court documents, Britt had been driving with a blood alcohol concentration above the legal limit. The victim, Ariel Young, suffered serious brain injuries, including a skull fracture, contusion, and hematomas. Young was in a coma, fighting for her life for 11 days, but remained hospitalized for two months, being released 10 days before Britt was charged.
The charge felt like a slap on the wrist to Young’s family. “It’s been incredibly hard knowing he’s out every day living his normal life and Ariel’s life is completely changed,” Young’s cousin, Tiffany Verhulst, told USA Today. “Our whole family’s life changed due to him making the decision to drink and drive.” In November 2022, Britt was sentenced to three years in prison. Young’s family was against striking a plea deal with Britt, who was seeking probation.
