via KC Chiefs website
Last week, Andy Reid’s oldest son, Britt, crashed his truck into a pair of cars that were parked alongside a highway entrance ramp in Kansas City. Injured in the crash was a five year old girl, who remains in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Now the younger Reid is done with the Chiefs:
It’s important to note that the legal process continues, and that Reid has not been formally charged. He told police officers that he had 2-3 drinks prior to the crash and takes prescription Adderall.
According to Kansas City TV station FOX 4, we’re looking at an extended timeline in this case:
Kansas City Attorney Howard Lotven said vials that test for blood alcohol are usually sent to the Missouri State Highway Patrol lab.
“That usually takes 4-8 weeks. Only because they are testing those blood tests from all around the state,” said Lotven, who has both defended and prosecuted cases involving investigation into possibly impaired drivers.
Kansas City police released a statement Monday that read in part:
“Most serious-injury/fatality crashes take weeks to investigate, as do criminal investigations. This is no different. Prosecutors typically would like a completed case file in order to file charges or decline, depending on what the evidence would indicate. In cases like this that may include toxicology, crash reconstruction, witness statements and a variety of other related pieces.”
As such, you won’t hear much from Andy Reid or the Chiefs. They’ve likely been advised by lawyers not to comment on an open investigation, as anybody would. On social media, you’ll see a push for justice, or a push for answers, with people asking questions like “why hasn’t this person been fired” or “why hasn’t this person commented,” but for an incident like this one, this is standard operating procedure, as KC police explain in the FOX 4 story.
Meantime, a GoFundMe for the little girl who was critically injured is now up to $450,000. The latest update, posted on February 9th, says this:
“Just trying to update everyday. No changes in how she is doing. She is still not awake. Please continue to send prayers for her to wake up and recover from this horrific crash.”
It’s a really sad situation.