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Former NFL playerHenry Ruggswas sentenced to at least three years in prison for a DUI crash that killed a woman and her dog,AP Newsreported on Wednesday.
Ruggs, 24, was found to be intoxicated while driving his sports car at 156 mph on a city street before causing afiery crash in Nevada that killed 23-year-old Tina Tintorand her dog in Nov. 2021, per a report from theAPat the time.
The former Las Vegas Raiders receiver pleaded guilty in May to one count of DUI resulting in death and one count of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, and had been under house arrest with alcohol and location electronic monitoring devices ahead of the sentencing.
The former Raider read a statement to the victim’s parents at his sentencing, seen ina video shared on X(formerly known as Twitter), in which he “sincerely” apologized for the “pain and suffering” his actions have caused their family.
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Tintor’s cousin, Daniel Strbac, attended the sentencing for the family and read a statement on behalf of Tintor’s mother, Mirjana Komazec.
“We pray that this terrible accident inspires positive change in the world,” Strbac read for his late cousin. “From the bottom of hearts, we absolutely love and appreciate all members of our church, Raider Nation, the city of Las Vegas community and every individual who has shown up to remind us that we are not alone, and that Tina and Max are not alone.”
The Raiders cut Ruggs from the team the day after the crash.
According toYahoo Sports, Ruggs could have been sentenced to up to 50 years in prison.
The deadly collision occurred on Nov. 2, 2021, and Ruggs' girlfriend Je’nai Kilgo-Washington, whom he shares a daughter with, was also in his vehicle at the time of the crash but did not cooperate as a victim, theAssociated Pressreported at the time.
The other charges against Ruggs — felony reckless driving and DUI causing substantial injury to Kilgo-Washington — were dismissed under the plea agreement, as well as a misdemeanor gun charge for possessing a loaded handgun in the vehicle which police discovered after the crash, according to the AP.
source: people.com
