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True Dough

(17,304 posts)
Tue Nov 2, 2021, 10:41 PM Nov 2021

Raiders WR Henry Ruggs charged with DUI causing death

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was released from a hospital and to a Las Vegas jail ahead of an initial court appearance Wednesday on multiple felony charges after a fiery predawn vehicle crash that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured, police and his attorney said.

Ruggs, 22, and his passenger were hospitalized with unspecified injuries that police said did not appear life-threatening after the Chevrolet Corvette he was driving slammed at high speed into the rear of a Toyota Rav4 on a busy thoroughfare in a residential area several miles west of the Las Vegas Strip about 3:40 a.m. Tuesday.

The Toyota burst into flames and the driver and her dog died, police said. The woman was not immediately identified.

Ruggs "showed signs of impairment,'' police said in a statement that did not identify the woman who died, the injuries that Ruggs or his passenger received or name Ruggs' passenger, who remained hospitalized.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32534609/las-vegas-raiders-wr-henry-ruggs-charged-dui-resulting-death


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Raiders WR Henry Ruggs charged with DUI causing death (Original Post) True Dough Nov 2021 OP
Update: Las Vegas Raiders release WR Henry Ruggs III, who faces two felony charges in fatal crash Auggie Nov 2021 #1
BAC .161 two hours after crash. Angleae Nov 2021 #2
Damn! That's bad! True Dough Nov 2021 #3
Truthfully, Gruden going was a good thing for us. This however will hurt. Angleae Nov 2021 #4
Harsh realities True Dough Nov 2021 #5
Could be a loooong time behind bars... True Dough Nov 2021 #6

Auggie

(31,169 posts)
1. Update: Las Vegas Raiders release WR Henry Ruggs III, who faces two felony charges in fatal crash
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 05:33 AM
Nov 2021

ESPN also updated the charges faced: "driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in death and reckless driving."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32538903/las-vegas-raiders-release-wr-henry-ruggs-iii-fatal-crash

Wow.

True Dough

(17,304 posts)
3. Damn! That's bad!
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 01:26 PM
Nov 2021

Angleae, I'm not a Raiders fan myself, but with all the adversity your team is facing after moving, having a coach blow up and then a talented receiver implode, I'm kinda hoping to see the Raiders win the Super Bowl this year. It would be a nice way to shake off the negativity of this season.

Angleae

(4,482 posts)
4. Truthfully, Gruden going was a good thing for us. This however will hurt.
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 07:15 PM
Nov 2021

And Ruggs himself, is totally screwed. In Nevada, this charge carries a minimum of 2 years (max 20)

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