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Auggie

(31,775 posts)
Thu Nov 4, 2021, 05:26 AM Nov 2021

Ruggs drove 156 mph seconds before fatal car crash, prosecutors say

Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving 156 mph with a blood alcohol content twice Nevada's legal limit before his car slammed into the rear of a vehicle that burned, killing a 23-year-old woman, according to prosecutors.

Ruggs, 22, remained seated in a wheelchair with a foam brace on his neck and jail guards at his elbows during his initial court appearance Wednesday on pending felony charges of driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in death and reckless driving.

Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure said he was troubled by his initial review of the case against Ruggs, adding that in 16 years on the bench he had never heard of a crash involving a vehicle traveling so fast.

Nevertheless, he rejected prosecutor Eric Bauman's request to set Ruggs' bail at $1 million and instead set the amount at $150,000 with strict conditions to include home confinement, electronic monitoring, no alcohol, no driving and the surrender of Ruggs' passport.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32543330/henry-ruggs-iii-drove-156-mph-seconds-fatal-car-crash-prosecutors-say

Ruggs posted the bond and was released from jail Wednesday evening.

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Ruggs drove 156 mph seconds before fatal car crash, prosecutors say (Original Post) Auggie Nov 2021 OP
He ruined several lives, including his own Rorey Nov 2021 #1
And there is this video with him and his girlfriend driving fast on residential streets exboyfil Nov 2021 #2

Rorey

(8,513 posts)
1. He ruined several lives, including his own
Thu Nov 4, 2021, 05:34 AM
Nov 2021

I couldn't live with myself if I did something like that.

exboyfil

(17,987 posts)
2. And there is this video with him and his girlfriend driving fast on residential streets
Thu Nov 4, 2021, 06:16 AM
Nov 2021
https://www.reviewjournal.com/investigations/video-shows-ruggs-speeding-in-car-with-girlfriend-who-says-slow-down-2471423/

Unfortunately Tina Tintor and her dog had the misfortune of meeting these fools that night. Just trying to get home after chilling with her friend and walking her dog.
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