The mother of a young girl injured in a drunk driving accident with Britt Reid, son of Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, lashed out over his commuted sentence.
Missouri governor Mike Parson commuted Reid’s sentence. He was convicted in a 2021 drunk driving crash that left Felicia Miller’s then 5-year-old daughter with severe injuries.
Reid had been sentenced to three years in prison in November 2022. But he will now serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until October 31, 2025. He served only 16 months when news of commutation rolled through.
Reid had reportedly been driving about 84 mph in a 65 mph zone when he hit two parked cars near Arrowhead Stadium. According to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office in Missouri, his BAC at the time was 0.113.
Six people were injured in the crash. Miller’s daughter suffered the worst of the injuries. Little Ariel Young sustained a traumatic brain injury, was in a coma for 11 days, and spent two months in a hospital.
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Parson Slammed For Commuting Britt Reid Sentence
Governor Parson received a barrage of criticism for commuting the sentence of Britt Reid. Not the least of which came from the victim’s mother.
In an interview with ESPN, Miller unloaded on the decision, saying she “was pissed about it.”
“We went to court, we [were] told, you’re going to get justice,” she said in emotional comments to the network. “He’s put away for a year and about three months. So we didn’t get justice. It’s not enough.”
“I know they say sometimes you have to forgive and forget to move on,” said Miller. “But looking at my baby every day and seeing my daughter, how she has to live, and then seeing how he could be back at home, comfortable.”
No Justice
Miller has every right to be “pissed” about the decision from Governor Parson. Would an average citizen involved in such a serious drunk driving accident be afforded the same concession?
Because it seems unlikely. Further troubling is Parson’s on-camera joy at being a part of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebrations.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is excited to be at the parade and celebrate his life-long love for the Chiefs #ChiefsKingdomParade pic.twitter.com/WnynlJMe0T
— KSHB 41 News (@KSHB41) February 5, 2020
Parson even got a tattoo celebrating the Chiefs recently.
Could it be possible that he made this life-altering decision solely based on the fact that he is evidently a big fan?
“He keeps just getting a little slap on a wrist when you keep just letting somebody get away, get away, get away. They’re going to continue to do it,” Miller said.
Parson obviously hasn’t said much about the reason for stepping into the Britt Reid case. But it seems like he has a lot of explaining to do.
