Henry Ruggs

[Karl_Racki]

I guess it's safe to drop him in Fantasy Football?

What a sad story.

WR Ruggs faces 2 felony charges in fatal crash

Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III faces felony charges of DUI resulting in death and reckless driving after he was involved in a two-vehicle accident that left a woman dead early Tuesday morning.

www.espn.com

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

These C8s bring out the devil

CA Chevy dealer replaces customer's Corvette after tech's 148-mph street race

A technician at Fremont Chevrolet took a customer's C8 Corvette out for a test drive, engaging in a 148-mph street race that was caught on video.

www.autoblog.com

 

[Sunshinedynomite 1]

I guess it's safe to drop him in Fantasy Football?

What a sad story.

WR Ruggs faces 2 felony charges in fatal crash

Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III faces felony charges of DUI resulting in death and reckless driving after he was involved in a two-vehicle accident that left a woman dead early Tuesday morning.

www.espn.com

Sad story for the victims screw the drunk driver

 

[MrTailgate]

These C8s bring out the devil

CA Chevy dealer replaces customer's Corvette after tech's 148-mph street race

A technician at Fremont Chevrolet took a customer's C8 Corvette out for a test drive, engaging in a 148-mph street race that was caught on video.

www.autoblog.com

Not as much as the booze or weed though. Teams have driver services to prevent this crap from taking place not to mention more traditional Uber, etc. This guy took a life and canned his career.

 

[s1uggo72]

Released today

The Las Vegas Raiders announced Tuesday they have released wide receiver Henry Ruggs III after he was involved in a car accident in the early morning hours that resulted in a fatality in Las Vegas.

Www.profootball talk.com

 

[Player2BNamedL8r]

Recent medical research has discovered that the prefrontal cortex of the human brain is not fully developed until as late as the mid-20’s. This basically suggests that we’re really adolescents (as far as planning, personality, complex thought, etc goes) through and slightly after college age.

This is not to suggest that this young man does not deserve whatever consequences he faces. He made a mistake that carried devastating repercussions, and should pay for those mistakes. But there are biological underpinnings to his mistakes, and so I guess that adds a certain level of tragedy and sadness to his story as well. Again, not an excuse, but I feel badly for him as well.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Recent medical research has discovered that the prefrontal cortex of the human brain is not fully developed until as late as the mid-20’s. This basically suggests that we’re really adolescents (as far as planning, personality, complex thought, etc goes) through and slightly after college age.

This is not to suggest that this young man does not deserve whatever consequences he faces. He made a mistake that carried devastating repercussions, and should pay for those mistakes. But there are biological underpinnings to his mistakes, and so I guess that adds a certain level of tragedy and sadness to his story as well. Again, not an excuse, but I feel badly for him as well.

WTF? I knew not to party and drive when I was 11.

 

[PSUJam]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Ruggs drove 156 mph seconds before fatal crash

Former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving 156 mph just seconds before the fiery crash in Las Vegas that left a woman dead, according to prosecutors.

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[Player2BNamedL8r]

WTF? I knew not to party and drive when I was 11.

I’m not disagreeing with you, nor (as I posted) am I exonerating him because of his adolescent decision. I’m merely pointing out that his fall from grace is a tragedy.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

I’m not disagreeing with you, nor (as I posted) am I exonerating him because of his adolescent decision. I’m merely pointing out that his fall from grace is a tragedy.

Oh I thought you were sliding in an excuse based on the age of his tiny brain. My bad.

 

[Lane]

Guessing he's looking at a long jail sentence unless he can get the trial moved to Tuscaloosa.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/woman-killed-in-crash-with-henry-ruggs-identified-2471162/

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Guessing he's looking at a long jail sentence unless he can get the trial moved to Tuscaloosa.

The morning Tina Tintor and Raiders star Henry Ruggs crossed paths

New Las Vegas police records released Wednesday offer a clearer picture of a deadly encounter that upended the lives of two families and sent shockwaves throughout the NFL.

www.reviewjournal.com

from the article:

"He “slowed” to 127 mph before slamming into the back of Tintor’s Toyota, the report states. The impact pushed the Toyota, which burst into flames, more than 570 feet before it came to a rest ..."

540 feet = 190 yards. That's nearly two football fields. Just imagine the force of impact required to push a car that distance. The article does not state if the car was stopped, or moving, when hit from behind.

Also this from the article:

"When he [a security guard who heard the crash and drove to see it, then stopped and attempted to help] arrived, the report states, he heard screams coming from the Toyota. The driver was still alive, he told police.

But he couldn’t pull her out, he said, because she was pinned inside the SUV.

The Toyota “was soon overcome with smoke and heat from flames,” and Hart had to back away, according to the report. Tintor’s dog, who was in the back seat, also died."


He was reportedly driving 156 mph and then slowed to 127 mph when he slammed into the Toyota from behind. And his blood alcohol level was reportedly more than 2X the Nevada legal limit. I don't see that there is much of anything that a defense attorney could work with in this situation.

 

[MrTailgate]

from the article:

"He “slowed” to 127 mph before slamming into the back of Tintor’s Toyota, the report states. The impact pushed the Toyota, which burst into flames, more than 570 feet before it came to a rest ..."

540 feet = 190 yards. That's nearly two football fields. Just imagine the force of impact to required to push a car that distance. The article does not state if the car was stopped, or moving, when hit from behind.

Also this from the article:

"When he [a security guard who heard the crash and drove to see it, then stopped and attempted to help] arrived, the report states, he heard screams coming from the Toyota. The driver was still alive, he told police.

But he couldn’t pull her out, he said, because she was pinned inside the SUV.

The Toyota “was soon overcome with smoke and heat from flames,” and Hart had to back away, according to the report. Tintor’s dog, who was in the back seat, also died."


He was reportedly driving 156 mph and then slowed to 127 mph when he slammed into the Toyota from behind. And his blood alcohol level was reportedly more than 2X the Nevada legal limit. I don't see that there is much of anything that a defense attorney could work with in this situation.

Any attorney has a steep hill to climb. The first defense would be that although his car made contact that the actions of the other vehicle contributed to the accident. Hard to ever imagine you can say this when the knucklehead was going a buck fifty and struck the other vehicle from the rear. The only other defense I can think is that you say he was over served and that the actions of the establishment that provided alcohol was also negligible and that he would not have been in that situation absent the overserving behavior. Good luck with that. This guy is going away for awhile and I think the judge likely looks to impose the greater number within the range.

 

[LionJim]

Any attorney has a steep hill to climb. The first defense would be that although his car made contact that the actions of the other vehicle contributed to the accident. Hard to ever imagine you can say this when the knucklehead was going a buck fifty and struck the other vehicle from the rear. The only other defense I can think is that you say he was over served and that the actions of the establishment that provided alcohol was also negligible and that he would not have been in that situation absent the overserving behavior. Good luck with that. This guy is going away for awhile and I think the judge likely looks to impose the greater number within the range.

Yeah, the bar that served him should get hit, and hit hard. I recall a particularly bad incident here in MoCo MD where the restaurant lost their liquor license.

Edit: The story is that Ruggs and his girlfriend went to a private residence after leaving the bar they had been at. That would put the bar in the clear, one would think.

 

[Connorpozlee]

Yeah, the bar that served him should get hit, and hit hard. I recall a particularly bad incident here in MoCo MD where the restaurant lost their liquor license.

I think that’s a tough call. Should bars not serve drinks to anybody over the legal limit? If not, why not?
Should people have to declare their means of getting home when they enter a bar? If I owned a bar I might to this as a means of defense and to protect people in general.
double the legal limit sounds like an awful lot of alcohol but I know people who can just handle their alcohol much better than others. Not everybody shows their level of impairment the same way.

 

[LionJim]

I think that’s a tough call. Should bars not serve drinks to anybody over the legal limit? If not, why not?
Should people have to declare their means of getting home when they enter a bar? If I owned a bar I might to this as a means of defense and to protect people in general.
double the legal limit sounds like an awful lot of alcohol but I know people who can just handle their alcohol much better than others. Not everybody shows their level of impairment the same way.

Yes, it’s not a cut-and-dried situation. All I can tell you is that, going from the incident I mentioned (a cop got run over on I270), there seem to be laws on the books already, at least in Maryland. Not knowing the specifics of these laws, I guess I’ll just need to leave it at that.

 

[dcf4psu]

He should have waited - an even faster Corvette will be available next year as Chevy is touting on a new YouTube video. Here in State College it's now common to see exotic cars that can go incredibly fast. But if the speed limit on I99 through the area is 65 MPH what do you need all that power for? In 2018 a student was killed on Atherton Street when he wrapped his Corvette around a tree and it broke into two pieces. On Atherton Street!

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

The Z06 is an absolute game changer.