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Garrett Reid lived a troubled life

Garrett Reid had long lived a troubled life before he was found dead Sunday morning. 1999 — Garrett Reid, 15, comes to Philadelphia when his dad takes a job with the Eagles.

Garrett Reid had long lived a troubled life before he was found dead Sunday morning.

1999 — Garrett Reid, 15, comes to Philadelphia when his dad takes a job with the Eagles.

2001 — Pleads guilty to three speeding charges, operating a vehicle without inspection and disregarding a traffic signal.

April 2002 — Arrested in Utah for possessing pot and ordered to attend drug counseling

Summer 2002 — Begins selling cocaine in the North Philly hood, according to a 2007 presentence report. Judge Steven T. O'Neill quoted Garrett as saying: "'I could go anywhere in the 'hood. They all knew who I was. I enjoyed it. I liked being a drug dealer.'"

2004 — Arrested in Lower Merion on charges of retail theft.

2006 — Does a stint in drug treatment.

January 2007 — High on heroin, Garrett runs a red light and crashes his black SUV into a red Ford Taurus, seriously injuring the driver. Cops find drug paraphernalia on Reid, including needles, a spoon and a scale.

February 2007 — Coach Andy Reid announces a leave of absence with Eagles due to family matters and Garrett enters a Florida detox facility.

August 2007 — Garrett tests positive for "a very low level" of morphine, an opiate, violating his bail conditions in the crash case.

Fall 2007 — Fails to show up for several drug tests. He's sent back to jail twice for violating his probation.

Nov. 1, 2007 — Sentenced to two to 23 months and one year of probation for running a red light and hitting the car while on heroin.

May 7, 2008 — Pleads guilty to smuggling pills into the county prison.

July 22, 2008 — Sentenced to two years in a program that combines jail and intensive drug treatment.

May 13, 2009 — Sent to Graterford Prison after failing a drug test at a Hunting Park halfway house.