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North Carolina senior Ariel Young retires from basketball

North Carolina women’s basketball senior Ariel Young retires from basketball. However, she will still help the team from the sidelines.

On Monday night, the North Carolina women’s basketball program announced senior [autotag]Ariel Young’s[/autotag] playing career was officially finished.

The news shocked many because North Carolina is on the brink of a push to end the regular season. Young was a pivotal acquisition for UNC, joining the program in 2020 midway through Courtney Banghart’s first season.

In a press release, Banghart spoke about Young and the impact she will still have on the program.

“Ariel has worked so hard to get back on the court and sadly it just isn’t going to happen,” Banghart said. “When you’ve played basketball your whole life, it’s so difficult to see it end, and as a coach it’s excruciating to watch that happen for one of your players. Ariel will absolutely remain just as big a part of our team, and she is adored as she settles into this new role.”

Young spent all last season rehabbing a knee injury suffered during the preseason. Young played three games in December this year but has not seen the court since.

Young’s knowledge of the game will play a significant role for North Carolina as her contributions now come as a voice for a team making strides in the NCAA.

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Former Chiefs assistant Britt Reid pleads guilty to felony DWI charge

Britt Reid entered a guilty plea to a felony DWI charge

In a Kansas City, Mo, court Monday, former Chiefs assistant Britt Reid pleaded guilty to a felony DWI charge that resulted from a February 2021 accident that left a 5-year-old girl with serious injuries.

A girl inside one of the cars, Ariel Young, suffered a traumatic brain injury. Six people, including Reid, were injured in the crash.

“Britt Reid entered his plea of guilty this morning to the offense charged. Mr. Reid accepted responsibility for his actions,” Reid’s attorney. JR Hobbs said. “The Court accepted his plea of guilty and the plea agreement and ordered a sentencing report. Mr. Reid continues to be remorseful for his conduct and hopes that his plea brings some sense of justice to all he has affected. He will be preparing for his sentencing which will occur later in the fall.”

Reid, the 37-year-old son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, had been scheduled to go to trial on Sept. 26.

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

Reid then turned and looked at Young’s family and said, “I didn’t mean to hurt anyone that night.”

He had faced up to seven years in prison, but the plea deal means he now faces a possible sentence ranging from probation to four years in prison. He entered his plea in Jackson County Circuit Court in Kansas City. Sentencing is set for Oct. 28.

The Young family is against the plea deal. Young’s mother, Felicia Miller, told the judge her family was against the terms.

When the judge asked the family if they had anything to say, Miller said, “My family and I are opposed to the plea deal. I don’t think he should receive it.”

The attorney for the family released a statement, too.

“The five victims of this crime are outraged the prosecuting attorney is not seeking the maximum sentence allowable by law,” the family said in a statement through their attorney. “The defendant is a prior offender whose actions caused a 5-year-old girl to be in a coma and seriously injured three others.”

Chiefs agree to comprehensive care plan for girl injured in Britt Reid crash

The #Chiefs have reached an agreement with the family of Ariel Young, the girl injured in Britt Reid’s February crash, to provide her with long-term financial support and medical care.

The Kansas City Chiefs and the family of the 5-year-old girl injured in the February car crash involving former assistant coach Britt Reid announced they’ve reached a financial agreement. The agreement is set to cover medical expenses and more, as Ariel Young faces a long road to recovery after suffering a traumatic brain injury in the crash.

Attorney Tom Porto, who represents the Young family, issued a press release on Friday, detailing the agreement and providing an update on Ariel.

“Over the last several months, representatives of the Kansas City Chiefs, Ariel Young and Ariel’s family have worked together, alongside medical experts, to develop a plan to take care of Ariel — both now, and for the rest of her life.

The Chiefs and Ariel’s attorney, Tom Porto, announce today that the parties have finalized a comprehensive care plan that provides Ariel with world-class medical care and long-term financial stability.

Ariel’s recovery is a long road, but she has made great strides and continues to improve every day. Earlier this fall, she attended her first day of school.” 

All other details of the comprehensive care plan remain confidential and the Chiefs declined to comment on the agreement.

Britt Reid, son of Chiefs HC Andy Reid, was charged with a felony DWI stemming from the February crash. He plead not guilty in June and his trial is currently set to begin on April 18th. The 36-year-old could face up to seven years in prison if convicted.

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Chiefs and family of Ariel Young injured in Britt Reid crash finalize agreement for her care

The Chiefs and the family of Ariel Young have reached an agreement to help the young girl’s medical expenses and treatment

The Kansas City Chiefs and the family of Ariel Young have reached an agreement to provide care for the girl injured in the car accident that involved Britt Reid, the son of Head Coach Andy Reid.

Per the KC Star:

Over the past several months, representatives from the football team, Ariel Young’s family and medical experts have worked together to come up with a care plan. Attorney Tom Porto said in a statement Friday that “the parties have finalized a comprehensive care plan that provides Ariel with world-class medical care and long-term financial stability.”

Other details of the plan remain confidential.

Young was severely injured in the wreck that took place on Feb. 4. Britt Reid struck two cars on the side of an entrance ramp along Interstate 435, near the team’s practice facility.

Britt Reid entered a not guilty plea in June to the charges he faces.

He was driving about 84 mph shortly before the collision and had a blood alcohol level of 0.113 two hours after the crash, police said. The legal limit is 0.08.

Reid, an assistant, was placed on administrative leave. The Chiefs then allowed his contract to expire, ending his employment with the team.