March 2, UPI Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid’s sentence for driving while intoxicated was reportedly commuted by Missouri Governor Mike Parsons three years ago.
At the end of February, Reid’s sentence was shortened, according to a statement from the governor’s communications office.
Parson’s office released the following statement to CNN: “Mr. Reid has finished his alcohol misuse treatment program and has served a longer jail sentence than most people convicted of comparable acts.
“Mr. Reid will be under house arrest until October 31, 2025, with strict conditions of probation, including weekly meetings with a parole officer, weekly behavioral counseling attendance, weekly meetings with a peer support sponsor, and stringent community service and employment requirements.”
Reid is Andy Reid’s son, the head coach of the Chiefs. He entered a guilty plea in 2021 for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, which led to an accident that left 5-year-old Ariel Young with serious injuries.
Young spent eleven days in a coma following severe brain damage.
About two hours after the collision, according to the prosecution, Reid’s blood alcohol content was 0.113. In Missouri, the permissible limit is 0.08. He was first given a three-year prison sentence in 2022.
During the sentence hearing, Felicia Miller, the mother of Young, stated that her daughter is currently unable to walk and needs special education classes.
“Ariel’s life is forever changed because of Britt Reid,” Miller stated. “She will have to live with the harm that Britt Reid caused. For the rest of her life, she will have to live with the consequences of his deeds.”
Parson has previously used his power to pardon well-known individuals. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who faced prosecution for brandishing firearms in the face of BLM protestors, were earlier pardoned by him.
According to the Kansas City Star, he is also debating whether to commute or pardon the sentence of former detective Eric DeValkenaere, who was the first member of the department to be found guilty of killing a Black individual.
Reid was facing a four-year term from the prosecution because of his past felony convictions.
Reid flashed a weapon at a car in a road rage incident in Pennsylvania in 2007, and as a result, ESPN claimed, he was sentenced to eight to 23 months in jail.
He entered a guilty plea to DUI and drug charges in the same year that he drove his automobile into a shopping cart in a store parking lot while being held without bond for the road rage charges.