Ex-NFL star Ruggs facing prison over fatal car crash

Henry Ruggs III was released by the Las Vegas Raiders the time aft the crash

Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III has pleaded blameworthy to sidesplitting a pistillate and her canine portion drink-driving successful 2021.

Ruggs was driving up to 156mph erstwhile helium crashed into Tina Tintor's car, causing it to burst into flames.

He was recovered to beryllium much than doubly the ineligible drink-drive bounds successful Nevada.

Ruggs pleaded blameworthy to 1 number of DUI (driving nether the influence) resulting successful decease and 1 number of misdemeanour vehicular manslaughter astatine Clark County District Court successful Las Vegas.

The minimum three-year condemnation cannot beryllium reduced by converting the 18 months Ruggs has spent connected location apprehension to clip already served.

He would person faced a mandatory minimum of 2 years successful situation but perchance up to 50 years had helium been convicted astatine trial.

District Attorney Steven B Wolfson said successful a connection that the complaint of driving nether the power resulting successful decease was "the astir superior complaint the instrumentality allows" erstwhile idiosyncratic dies arsenic the effect of a drunken driver's actions.

Other charges against Ruggs were dismissed nether the plea agreement, including felony reckless driving, driving nether the power causing important wounded to a rider successful his car - his woman Kiara Je'nai Kilgo-Washington - and a misdemeanour weapon complaint stemming from the find by constabulary of a loaded weapon successful his car, which Ruggs agreed to forfeit.

Ruggs joined Las Vegas Raiders arsenic 12th wide prime successful the 2020 draught but was released the time aft the clang successful November 2021.