Screw this guy and his sweetheart plea deal. In one breath he apologizes to his victim's family and goes on and on about how his name and face in the paper must bring them extra pain and in the next breath he says he'd love to return to Vegas and play for the Raiders once he is released - which would put his name and face in the paper more often, causing his victim's family more pain. Real man of genius here.
Former Raiders WR Henry Ruggs apologizes to crash victim's family
Henry Ruggs III is currently serving a 3- to 10-year prison sentence for felony DUI causing death and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
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Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III received a special release from prison Tuesday to speak at a Hope for Prisoners event in Las Vegas.
At the event, Ruggs apologized to the family of Tina Tintor, a 23-year-old woman he killed in a car crash on Nov. 2, 2021.
"I wish I could turn back the hands of time," Ruggs said when asked what he would tell the family in a video taken by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "I would love for them to meet the real Henry Ruggs and not the one that was escaping from something."
Ruggs later clarified he was "escaping" the pressure that came with being a first-round pick, per the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Ruggs traveled at speeds of up to 156 mph in Las Vegas on the night of the fatal crash and had a blood alcohol content of 0.161, more than twice the legal limit in Nevada.
Tintor and her dog, Max, were burned to death after Ruggs' Chevrolet Corvette slammed into the rear of her Toyota RAV-4. Ruggs and his girlfriend – Kiara Kilgo-Washington, who goes by Rudy Washington – suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash.
Ruggs pleaded guilty to felony DUI causing death and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in May 2023. He is serving a 3- to 10-year prison sentence and lamented the notoriety of his case in his Tuesday apology to Tintor's family.
"I sincerely apologize for not only being a part of that situation, but the fact my face is always in the news, it's always in the newspaper," Ruggs said. "So they have to constantly be reminded of the situation, be reminded of me. Those memories have to continue to rise because of all of the fame and the notoriety I have, which I never asked for. I never liked. I would just tell them that like I said I deeply apologize for being a part of that."
Henry Ruggs would “love” another shot at the NFL
Before he was known as prisoner 1273265, Henry Ruggs was No. 11 for the Raiders.
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