Former Chiefs OLB coach Britt Reid charged with DWI
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The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office has finished their review of the crash involving former Kansas City Chiefs OLB coach Britt Reid, officially pressing charges on Monday.
According to the press release from the office of Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, Reid will be charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI). These charges stem from the investigation into the Feb. 4 crash which occurred near Arrowhead Stadium and severely injured a 5-year-old girl.
“According to court records filed today, Reid was driving on Feb. 4, 2021, near Interstate 435 and Stadium Drive in Kansas City while under the influence of alcohol and acted with criminal negligence by driving at an excessive rate of speed, failing to be aware of a disabled vehicle, striking it and causing physical injury to a child in that vehicle, age 5. A police investigation of the crash determined that Reid was driving a truck that was traveling nearly 84 mph just 1.9 seconds before the crash. A test of his blood serum after the crash showed his blood alcohol concentration to be at .113. The 5-year-old injured in the crash, according to medical records, suffered severe traumatic brain injury, a parietal fracture, brain contusions and subdural hematomas.”
In the press release, Baker emphasizes that Reid has not and will not receive any special treatment from the Kansas City police or the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office. The charge is a class D felony in Missouri, carrying a maximum sentence of up to 7 years in prison.
Reid has agreed to surrender himself to police today and will be booked per the press release. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office has requested a $100K bond and that he be equipped with both GPS and alcohol monitoring devices.
