Voicemail from Britt Reid crash reveals panic of Ariel Young’s family
Dramatic audio released this week captured a woman desperately trying to wake up the 5-year-old girl injured in a crash involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid.
Tom Porto, the attorney representing the family of Ariel Young, shared a voicemail that began just moments after the collision, the Kansas City Star reported Wednesday.
“Where’s Ariel? Where the —- is Ariel? Ariel, wake up, honey. Wake up,” a woman can be heard saying in the audio.
In the recording, Ariel’s family can be heard panicking as they try to rescue Ariel and her 4-year-old cousin from the wrecked vehicle.
One of the children can be heard crying and exclaiming “Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!” repeatedly,
Porto said Ariel’s mother had placed the call shortly before the crash and it picked up moments after the impact.
The attorney revealed Tuesday that Ariel likely will have lasting injuries from the Feb. 4 crash in Kansas City.
“She likely has permanent brain damage that she will endure for the rest of her life,” Porto told “Good Morning America.” “She’s not walking — it’s a sad, sad, sad story.”
Ariel had been in a Chevrolet Traverse on the side of the highway when it was struck by Reid near the Chiefs practice facility, authorities have said.
Reid, the son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, allegedly told cops he’d had between two and three drinks and taken the prescription drug Adderall.