{"id":13467,"date":"2023-08-10T13:55:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T13:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=13467"},"modified":"2023-08-10T13:55:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T13:55:57","slug":"former-las-vegas-raiders-star-henry-ruggs-iii-gets-up-to-10-year-prison-sentence-for-dui-fatality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/former-las-vegas-raiders-star-henry-ruggs-iii-gets-up-to-10-year-prison-sentence-for-dui-fatality\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Raiders Star Gets Up To 10 Year Prison Sentence For DUI Fatality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/henry-ruggs-iii-killed-tina-tintor-and-her-dog-in-a-dui-car-accident.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Ruggs III killed Tina Tintor and her dog in a DUI car accident\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13468\" title=\"Former Raiders Star Gets Up To 10 Year Prison Sentence For DUI Fatality \" \/><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Raiders sacked Henry Ruggs III in Nov 2021 following a DUI fatality <\/li>\n<li>Ruggs was sentenced on 09 Aug to a prison sentence ranging from 3-10 years<\/li>\n<li>23 year old Tina Tintor and her dog burnt to death in their car after the crash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Las Vegas Raiders fans were shocked in late 2021 when the media broke the news that <strong>Henry Ruggs III<\/strong> who played for the raiders was involved in a fatal DUI related car accident. <\/p>\n<p>Ruggs who joined the Raiders in 2020 played as a wide receiver and was looking forward to a promising career in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/american-football\/nfl\">NFL<\/a> before the fatal DUI.<\/p>\n<h2>Ruggs To Serve Between 3 to 10 Year Sentence <\/h2>\n<p>Ruggs was reported to have had twice the blood alcohol level on Nov 2 when he drove his Chevrolet Corvette and crashed into 23 year old <strong>Tina Tintor<\/strong> who was driving her Toyota RAV4. He had <strong>a blood alcohol level of 0.161<\/strong> which is double the allowed alcohol level in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/us\/states\/nevada\">Nevada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities state that <strong>Ruggs was going at 156 mph when he crashed into Tintor<\/strong> who had her labrador Max in her car. Reports claim that due to the crash, the RAV4 gas tank burst and started a fire that would eventually result in Tintor and Max being burned to death. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement, <strong>Eric Bauman<\/strong>, Chief Deputy District Attorney said <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It was a horrific case. What sticks with me the most about it &#8230; the crash didn&#8217;t kill her. She could&#8217;ve walked away from the impact and lived a completely normal life. But she burned to death, and her dog burned to death, and she suffered. It haunts me. I drive past the memorial all the time and stop and just the thought of it never leaves my mind.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Jennifer Schwartz<\/strong>, Clark County District Court judge said it was one of the more tragic cases that she has presided over and <strong>sentenced Henry Ruggs III to a prison sentence between 3 to 10 years.<\/strong> He could be eligible for parole in under 3 years.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qQhD8oo2V1E?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Ruggs Issues Apology To Tintor Family<\/h2>\n<p>Prior to the sentencing, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/american-football\">American Football<\/a> star has been kept under house arrest and is subject to location and alcohol electronic monitoring devices. <\/p>\n<p>He addressed the Tintor family in court for the first time since the fatal accident and <strong>apologized for the pain and suffering he caused, stating that his actions did not truly reflect who he was as a person!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: The Raiders sacked Henry Ruggs III in Nov 2021 following a DUI fatality Ruggs was sentenced on 09 Aug to a prison sentence ranging from 3-10 years 23 year old Tina Tintor and her dog burnt to death in their car after the crash Las Vegas Raiders fans were shocked in late 2021 when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,8,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl","category-sports","category-usa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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