{"id":361744,"date":"2021-11-03T07:35:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T04:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/raiders-release-henry-ruggs-iii-after-deadly-crash\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T07:35:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T04:35:36","slug":"raiders-release-henry-ruggs-iii-after-deadly-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/raiders-release-henry-ruggs-iii-after-deadly-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"#Raiders release Henry Ruggs III after deadly crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Raiders release Henry Ruggs III after deadly crash<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Wide receiver Henry Ruggs III <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raiders\/status\/1455744054269038600\">was released by the Las Vegas Raiders late Tuesday<\/a>, and he is expected to be charged with felony DUI resulting in death.<\/p>\n<p>Ruggs was booked into the Clark County (Nev.) Detention Center on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced Tuesday that Ruggs was the driver in an accident that caused a fatality and would face felony charges.<\/p>\n<p>An accident involving the 22-year-old player h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened at 3:39 a.m. local time in Las Vegas. Metro police said Ruggs was driving a Chevrolet Corvette that \u201cwas driving at a high rate of speed\u201d when it slammed into the rear of a Toyota Rav4, causing it to catch fire. Fire department personnel responded and located a deceased victim, a female, inside the Toyota.<\/p>\n<p>Ruggs remained on the scene and showed signs of impairment. He was transported to UMC hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRuggs will be charged with DUI resulting in death,\u201d LVMPD wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Ruggs-car.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Las Vegas Metro Police investigators work at the scene of Henry Ruggs III's crash Tuesday,\" class=\"wp-image-20013355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Ruggs-car.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Ruggs-car.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Ruggs-car.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Ruggs-car.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Las Vegas Metro Police investigators work at the scene of Henry Ruggs III\u2019s crash Tuesday, <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A female passenger in Ruggs\u2019 car was also taken to the hospital but her condition \u2014 and her identity \u2014 were not released.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Raiders are aware of an accident involving Henry Ruggs III that occurred this morning in Las Vegas,\u201d the Raiders said in a statement. \u201cWe are devastated by the loss of life and our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim\u2019s family. We are in the process of gathering information and will have no further comment at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The NFL also released a statement, \u201cOur hearts go out to the family and friends of the victim of this horrific tragedy. We will continue to gather facts and monitor the matter under our policies, but our thoughts at this time are with those impacted by this devastating incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos from the scene showed heavy damage to both vehicles. If convicted, Ruggs would face two to 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Ruggs\u2019 attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, also released a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of our client Henry Ruggs III, we are conducting our own investigation as of this writing and ask everyone to reserve judgement until all the facts are gathered,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Ruggs had 24 catches for 469 yards and two touchdowns in seven starts this season for the Raiders (5-2).<\/p>\n<p>Drafted in the first round in 2020 (12th overall) out of Alabama, Ruggs caught 26 passes for 452 yards and two scores in 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s (12 starts) in his rookie season.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Ruggs was booked into the Clark County (Nev.) Detention Center on Tuesday afternoon. 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