Two hours after the crash, Ruggs\u2019 blood alcohol level was 0.16, more than twice the legal limit in Nevada, news reports revealed.<\/p>\n
Ruggs\u2019 Las Vegas-based attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, had filed a motion to suppress the blood test because of a lack of probable cause in the case. The motion was denied by a judge.<\/p>\n
Ruggs suffered a leg injury in the crash. His girlfriend, Kiara Je\u2019nai Kilgo-Washington, a passenger in the Corvette, suffered an arm injury.<\/p>\n
Today, like every day, we remember Tina and Max, and how they were taken from us that fateful night,\u201d Tintor\u2019s relatives said in a statement released by Las Vegas-based Naqvi Injury Law. “No sentence will ever bring Tina and Max back, but we hope that everyone learns from this preventable incident so that no other families suffer like we do.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In a statement released on Wednesday, Clark County District Attorney Steven B. Wolfson explained the plea agreement. He said that driving under the influence resulting in death is \u201cthe most serious charge the law allows\u201d for such a situation.<\/p>\n
“I recognize this outcome is not sufficient to punish Ruggs for the loss the Tintor family has suffered,\u201d Wolfson added. \u201cBut there was a legitimate concern that a court would have suppressed the result of the blood draw. We would have lost the felony DUI charge. We couldn’t take that chance.\u201d<\/p>\n
First-Round Draft Pick<\/h2>\n Before the accident, Ruggs signed a four-year NFL contract reportedly worth more than $16 million. That’s after being chosen as the 12th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft out of the University of Alabama.<\/p>\n
Ruggs led the Raiders in receiving yards in 2021. The former Alabama standout had 24 receptions, 469 receiving yards, and two touchdowns through seven games.<\/strong><\/p>\nHe was released by the Raiders after the crash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Henry Ruggs III pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two Las Vegas charges for a deadly crash. He reportedly will be sent to prison for between three and 10 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":273004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,81886],"tags":[13766,82261,81792,23,81928],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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