Tina O. Tintor of Las Vegas was killed when Ruggs crashed into her automotive, the police arrest report stated. She was pronounced lifeless on the scene. Her canine additionally was killed within the crash.
Ruggs made his first courtroom look Wednesday, behind a glass window in a wheelchair and sporting a face masks and neck brace.
Prosecutors stated Ruggs was recklessly driving at a pace of 156 mph simply 2.5 seconds previous to impression. On the level of air bag deployment, the automobile’s recorded pace was 127 mph, in line with the prosecution.
Ruggs’ blood alcohol degree was 0.16 — which is twice the authorized restrict, in line with prosecutors. A firearm additionally was positioned in Ruggs’ automobile, prosecutors stated.
Though the state requested for a $1 million bond for Ruggs, the choose set his bail at $150,000 and ordered him to put on an ankle gadget, abstain from alcohol and give up his passport.
“We have been happy that the courtroom accepted our proposed bail circumstances and we stay up for his launch so we (can) work collectively on the case,” Ruggs’ attorneys, David Z. Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, stated in an announcement emailed to CNN.
CNN has reached out to Clark County District Lawyer Steve Wolfson for remark.
“On behalf of our shopper Henry Ruggs III we’re conducting our personal investigation as of this writing and ask everybody to order judgment till all of the details are gathered,” the assertion learn.
“We’re devastated by the lack of life and our ideas and prayers exit to the sufferer’s household,” the crew’s assertion learn. “We’re within the technique of gathering info and could have no additional remark right now.”
Wolfson stated in courtroom that Ruggs may face a second felony DUI cost for substantial accidents sustained by his girlfriend, who was a passenger in his automotive.
Wolfson stated prosecutors additionally have been exploring potential expenses for the gun that was discovered contained in the automotive.
LVMPD responded to the crash early Tuesday — round 3:39 a.m. — close to an intersection the place they discovered a Chevrolet Corvette and a Toyota RAV4 that was on hearth. Firefighters responded and located an individual lifeless contained in the Toyota, police stated.
The Corvette was within the heart lane driving at a excessive fee of pace earlier than veering to the proper lane — the place the Toyota was — and rear-ending it, in line with an LVMPD assertion.
The Toyota got here to a cease and caught hearth with the motive force trapped within the driver’s seat, the assertion stated.
Ruggs, 22, was recognized as the motive force of the Chevrolet and remained on scene the place he was exhibiting indicators of impairment, police stated. He and a passenger have been taken to College Medical Heart (UMC) of Southern Nevada with non-life threatening accidents.
Police stated of their launch the motive force of the Corvette was “booked in absentia” whereas he was at UMC. He was being held on the Clark County Detention Heart in Las Vegas, in line with on-line data.
Ruggs faces one depend of a DUI leading to substantial bodily hurt and one depend of reckless driving, in line with the Clark County Detention Heart web site.
At a Raiders information convention, interim head coach Wealthy Bisaccia learn a ready assertion.
“An individual misplaced their life yesterday morning, and we predict it is necessary to maintain the concentrate on that as we discuss this tragic occasion,” Bisaccia stated. “We’re deeply saddened for everybody affected, particularly the sufferer’s household.
“That being stated, we love Henry Ruggs, and we wish him to know that. His horrible lapse in judgment of probably the most horrific sort, it is one thing that he must stay with for the remainder of his life. The gravity of the state of affairs will not be misplaced on anybody right here, and we perceive and respect the lack of life.”
CNN’s Ray Sanchez, Jill Martin, Amir Vera, Amy Simonson and Shawn Nottingham contributed to this report.
