Kansas City Chiefs head instructor Andy Reid apparently says he is not letting an auto accident involving his child that left a five-year-old lady terminally ill be a “diversion” to the Super Bowl.
The youngster was seriously wounded in the accident and stays in a “critical problem and also hasn’t woken since the accident,” claims her household.
Britt Reid, who is a trainer for the team and also the child of Andy Reid, was behind the wheel of a truck associated with the collision near the team’s home arena in Kansas City, Missouri.
Police state that Reid, 35, confessed to alcohol consumption before an investigation and also the collision has actually been released, yet no charges yet submitted.
CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson informed the network’s pre-game program that sources had informed her the Andy Reid was not allowing the incident be a “diversion” to the video game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Two children in the back of a Chevrolet Traverse were hurt in the case, with the five-year-old suffering serious injuries.
A GoFundMe page has actually currently been set up for the child, called Ariel, with the objective of raising $100,000,
” Ariel, 5 years old, suffered swelling in and blood loss in and around the brain. She remains in crucial problem and hasn’t woken because the crash,” specifies the GoFundMe page.
” Ariel will certainly remain in the medical facility for the near future, this is set up for the hospital expenses and also weeks of missed out on job that will certainly come.
” No youngster is worthy of to go through this, neither needs to any kind of mommy need to see her child similar to this.”
Reid, the outdoors linebackers coach, was left at home as well as did not take a trip to the Super Bowl.
Authorities state that a motorist in a Chevrolet Impala had actually run out of gas as well as had called for aid and the family members in the Chevrolet Traverse had parked near it with fronts lights on.
A white Dodge pickup was traveling down the ramp to obtain onto the I-435 when it struck the Impala and also hit the Traverse from behind.
None of the grownups associated with the accident were injured.
” The company has been made aware of a multi-vehicle mishap including Outside Linebackers Coach, Britt Reid,” the Chiefs stated in a declaration.
We remain in the procedure of gathering info, as well as we will certainly have no further remark at this time. Our petitions and also thoughts are with everyone included.”