Eagles coach’s son detained on suspicion of DUI
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One of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid’s sons, awaiting sentencing in a road-rage case, was detained Thursday on suspicion of driving while impaired. Britt Reid, 22, of Villanova, failed a sobriety test in a store parking lot around 3:45 p.m. and was given a blood test, assistant police chief Joseph Lawrence of Plymouth Township said. Reid struck a shopping cart when officers activated their lights, Lawrence said. No charges were filed Thursday. Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. said he was told not to take any action until the blood test results come back, which he said would not be until Monday at the earliest. “What we have is the possibility of a crime; we don’t have evidence of a crime, not yet,” Castor said. Reid is free on bail pending sentencing in the Jan. 30 road-rage case, in which police said he brandished a handgun at another driver. He pleaded guilty last week to gun and drug charges and faces a possible six to 14 months in jail. Defense lawyers did not immediately return phone messages Thursday. Senior deputy attorney general Marc Costanzo, who prosecuted the first case, said an impaired-driving charge could violate Reid’s bail conditions. Reid’s lawyers have said he is undergoing outpatient treatment at a substance-abuse center. Reid’s 24-year-old brother, Garrett, faces at least three days in jail after pleading guilty last month to drug and traffic offenses. Garrett Reid admitted to using heroin the day he ran a red light in Plymouth Township and hit another car. |