Chiefs fans help raise over $135K for 5-year-old injured in crash involving OLB coach Britt Reid
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Kansas City Chiefs fans have rallied to help the family of a 5-year-old girl who was critically injured in the recent car accident involving OLB coach Britt Reid.
A GoFundMe page launched by the family yesterday has raised over $135,000 in just over a day’s time and continues to rise. The family set up the page to help the girl’s mother pay for “the hospital bills and weeks of missed work that will come.”
The GoFundMe states that 5-year-old Ariel, “suffered swelling in and bleeding in and around the brain. She is in critical condition and hasn’t woken since the crash.”
The Kansas City Star and other news outlets have been able to verify the authenticity of the GoFundMe with a spokeswoman for the company:
“The fundraiser was launched by a family member and our Trust & Safety team has reached out to the organizer to ensure that funds safely reach Ariel’s mother.”
Chiefs fans have since been spreading the link to the GoFundMe page around like wildfire. On Super Bowl Sunday, it’s currently the top post on the /r/KansasCityChiefs subreddit. Fans continue to share the link on social media and on numerous popular fan pages, doing what they can to help.
KCPD provided an update yesterday afternoon stating that Ariel remains in critical condition.
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