Nevada parole board rejects Henry Ruggs III's bid for early release after deadly 156 MPH DUI crash

The radical hoping Henry Ruggs III could beryllium paroled connected Thursday were adamant he's improved arsenic a person, is remorseful astir the mishap that killed a pistillate successful a 2021 car crash, and is acceptable to re-enter society. It was not bully capable for the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners.

The committee denied the parole petition by Ruggs, and helium whitethorn not get retired until 2027 erstwhile a mandatory parole merchandise day is set.

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Former Raiders subordinate Henry Ruggs waits successful tribunal for a proceeding astatine the Regional Justice Center successful Las Vegas connected May 2, 2023. Attorneys announced a plea statement connected felony DUI charges related to a deadly 2021 crash. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

It has been astir 5 years since Ruggs, a 2020 first-round draught prime for the Las Vegas Raiders, drove his sports car astatine speeds of up to 156 mph and slammed into a conveyance driven by Tina Tintor.

Tintor, 23, and her dog, Max, were killed arsenic their car burst violently into flames.

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Prosecutors astatine the clip said that Ruggs was legally drunk. He had a humor intoxicant level of 0.16, which is doubly the ineligible limit, successful a trial taken wrong the required 2 hours aft the crash.

Ruggs spent the evening of Nov. 2, 2021, astatine Topgolf, a sports amusement venue successful Las Vegas, according to prosecutors.

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III stands adjacent to a Chevrolet Corvette progressive successful a fatal mishap successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected Nov. 2, 2021. Police said Ruggs was driving the Corvette erstwhile it deed different vehicle, sidesplitting a woman. He volition beryllium charged with DUI resulting successful death. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Ruggs pleaded blameworthy successful May 2023 to felony DUI causing decease and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. He was sentenced successful August 2023 to a three-to-10-year situation sentence.

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The situation condemnation efficaciously ended Ruggs' NFL career, though determination person been whispers he'd similar to effort a comeback erstwhile helium yet is released. He would beryllium 28 years aged if helium gets retired earlier the 2027 NFL season.

Ruggs, successful the meantime, completed his bachelor's grade astatine the University of Alabama, participated successful situation enactment and trustee programs, including a stint moving astatine the Nevada governor's mansion nether a authorities inmate enactment program, and expressed his remorse astir the incident.

Former Las Vegas Raiders subordinate Henry Ruggs III appears successful tribunal astatine the Regional Justice Center successful Las Vegas, Nevada, connected Nov. 22, 2021. He was ordered to deterioration an ankle show to measurement his intoxicant level aft missing a court-ordered test. Ruggs faces DUI charges pursuing a fatal car crash. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye-Pool/Getty Images)

That seemingly was not capable for the Board.

The Associated Press reported Ruggs volition spell earlier the parole committee again 3 months earlier his Aug. 24, 2027, mandatory parole merchandise date, according to Kathi Baker, enforcement manager of the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners.

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