Britt Reid Pleads Guilty to Felony D.W.I. in 2021 Car Crash

Ariel Young, a passenger in one of the cars who was 5 years old at the time, sustained, among other injuries, a severe traumatic brain injury, brain contusions and subdural hematomas, a condition where blood collects between the skull and the surface of the brain.

Wearing a blue suit on Monday, Reid, 37, turned to address Young’s family as he entered his plea.

“I regret what I did. I made a huge mistake,” Reid said. “I apologize to the family. I didn’t mean to hurt anyone that night.”

Reid had faced up to seven years in prison, but by agreeing to plead guilty he reduced his possible penalty, which could now range from probation to a maximum of four years in prison. While Brady Twenter, an assistant Jackson County prosecutor, said Monday that the “plea offer is in the best interest of justice,” Young’s family blasted the deal.

Felicia Miller, Young’s mother, told the judge that she and her family opposed the plea agreement. Miller and five other supporters wore T-shirts emblazoned with “Justice for Ariel.”

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/sports/football/britt-reid-guilty-dwi.html