Las Vegas Raiders star Henry Ruggs III is facing a drunk driving rate after a collision left a user dead early Tuesday, the government said.
Local police said Ruggs was driving a Chevrolet Corvette when he hit the back of a Toyota Rav4, when police arrived at the scene, the Toyota on fire, firefighters arrived and pulled a dead victim out of the Toyota, they said.
Ruggs, 22, remained at the scene and showed “signs of weakening,” police said. He was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Ruggs would be charged with driving with the result of death. If convicted, Ruggs could face two to 20 years in prison.
His lawyers, David Z. Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, said they would conduct an investigation and asked the public to “reserve their trial until all the facts were gathered. “
The Raiders settled on ruggs with the No. 12 pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He played 3 years at the University of Alabama, helping the Crimson Tide win a national championship in 2017.
The Raiders on Tuesday offered their condolences to the victim’s circle of relatives. “We are devastated by the loss of life and our minds and prayers are with the victim’s circle of relatives,” the team said in a statement. collect data and we will not have additional feedback at this time. “
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