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People hoping that Henry Ruggs III might be granted parole on Thursday insisted that he is a better person, regrets the 2021 car accident that killed a woman, and is ready to rejoin society. It wasn’t good enough for the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners.
The board denied Ruggs’ request for parole, and he may not be out until 2027 when a mandatory parole date is set.
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Former Raiders player Henry Ruggs waits in court for a hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on May 2, 2023. Attorneys announced a plea deal to DUI charges related to a 2021 fatal crash. (KM Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
It’s been nearly five years since Ruggs, a 2020 first-round pick of the Las Vegas Raiders, drove his sports car at speeds of up to 156 mph and crashed into the car driven by Tina Tintor.
Tintor, 23, and his dog, Max, died when their car burst into flames.
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Prosecutors at the time said Ruggs was legally intoxicated. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.16, twice the legal limit, in a test taken within the required two hours after the crash.
Ruggs spent the night of Nov. 2, 2021, at Topgolf, a sports entertainment complex in Las Vegas, according to prosecutors.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III stands next to the Chevrolet Corvette that was involved in a fatal crash in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 2. 2021. Police say Ruggs was driving a Corvette when it crashed into another vehicle, killing a woman. He will be charged with DUI resulting in death. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Ruggs pleaded guilty in May 2023 to felony DUI causing death and vehicular manslaughter. In August 2023 he was sentenced to three to ten years in prison.
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The prison sentence effectively ended Ruggs’ NFL career, although there has been talk that he would like to try to make a comeback if he is eventually released. He will be 28 years old when he retires before the 2027 NFL season.
Ruggs, meanwhile, completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Alabama, participated in prison and trustee work programs, including a stint working at the Nevada governor’s mansion under the federal inmate work program, and expressed his remorse for the incident.
Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs III appeared in court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 22, 2021. He was ordered to wear an ankle monitor to measure his alcohol level after missing a court-ordered test. Ruggs is facing DUI charges following the car crash. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye-Pool/Getty Images)
Apparently that was not enough for the Board.
The Associated Press reported that Ruggs will go before the parole board again three months before his August 24, 2027 parole date, according to Kathi Baker, executive director of the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners.
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