Former Raider Henry Ruggs Denied Parole Nearly 5 Years After Deadly Car Crash
The former Raiders receiver was found to have driven up to 156 mph with a blood-alcohol level of 0.16%, prosecutors said.
- On Thursday, the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners denied parole for Henry Ruggs III, who is serving a prison sentence for a fatal 2021 vehicle crash in Las Vegas.
- Ruggs, a former Raiders wide receiver, drove his sports car at speeds up to 156 mph on Nov. 2, 2021, slamming into a vehicle that killed Tina Tintor and her dog, Max.
- Prosecutors stated Ruggs' blood-alcohol level was 0.16%, twice Nevada's legal limit; he pleaded guilty to felony DUI causing death and vehicular manslaughter in May 2023.
- Attorneys David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld said in a Thursday statement they were disappointed by the parole board's decision and continue to feel grief suffered by Tintor's family.
- Ruggs will go before the parole board again three months before his mandatory Aug. 24, 2027, release date, according to Kathi Baker, executive director of the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners.
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Ex-Raiders WR Henry Ruggs Denied Parole Nearly 5 Years After Deadly Crash
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