Ariel Miller.Photo: GoFundMe
The family ofAriel Young, the 5-year-old girl who suffered a serious brain injury in a car crash in early February involving the son of Kansas City Chiefs head coachAndy Reid, is still hospitalized with a “long road to recovery,” her family wrote on herGoFundMe page.
The page, which has raised more than $500,000 for Young’s medical expenses and recovery, asks visitors to continue to share her story as she continues to make progress “each day.”
The update continues: “Britt Reid is out everyday living his normal life while she cannot. Please don’t let her story be forgotten. Court will take a long time and we don’t know what will be the outcome of it all. So please keep sharing her story and praying for her and the family.”
The accident, authorities confirm, happened near the team’s home stadium in Kansas City.
Ariel was one of two children seated in the back of a disabled silver Chevrolet Traverse who were hurt in the crash: the other child, a 4-year-old, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash left Ariel in a coma for 11 days. Relatives previously had said she has a long road ahead in her recovery.
Britt Reidallegedly admitted to drinking prior to the incident, policepreviously said, noting it could take two months for the investigation to unfold.
He, too, was hospitalized after the crash.
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After the Super Bowl,Andy Reid addressed reporters, saying, “My heart goes out to all those that were involved in the accident, in particular the family with the little girl who is fighting for her life.”
Andy Reid, 62, added: “I can’t comment on it any more than what I am here. So the questions you have, I’m going to have to turn those down, but just from a human standpoint, my heart bleeds for everybody involved in that.''
source: people.com
