Former NFL receiver Henry Ruggs III was sentenced to three-to-10 years in prison over the November 2021 DUI car crash that resulted in the death of 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Ruggs, 24, who was released by the Raiders after the fatal accident, was initially facing more than 50 years in prison but reached a deal with prosecutors in May — agreeing to plead guilty to one felony count of DUI resulting in death and one misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter in exchange for a prison sentence that would not exceed three-to-10 years.
The former first-round pick read a statement aloud during his sentencing hearing on Wednesday in a Las Vegas court.
“To the parents and family of Ms. Tintor, I sincerely apologize for the pain and suffering my actions the morning of Nov. 2, 2021, have caused you, your family and those who knew Ms. Tina and Max,” Ruggs said.
“I let my family, my teammates and those who believed in me down with my actions and hurt so many.”
Henry Ruggs was sentenced to 3-to-10 years in prison on Aug. 9, 2023 for killing a woman in a 2021 drunk driving crash in Las Vegas. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP
Ruggs pleaded guilty to one felony count of DUI resulting in death and one misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter. AP
Henry Ruggs apologized to the family of Tina Tintor in court during his statement. AP
The handcuffs get put on Ruggs. AP
Ruggs was previously played for the Las Vegas Raiders in the NFL. Photo by Al Bello/Getty ImagesRuggs added there was “no excuse” for his actions.
A statement from Tintor’s family was also read inside the courtroom.
Ruggs was accused of drunkenly slamming his Corvette into the back of Tintor’s Rav-4 in Las Vegas.
In video footage of the crash, which was obtained by TMZ, Tintor’s vehicle went up in flames.
The two destroyed cars that were involved in the fatal crash on November 2, 2021. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images
A memorial to Tintor near the scene of the crash. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP
Tintor’s coffin arriving at her funeral at St. Simeon Serbian Orthodox Church in Las Vegas in November 11, 2021. Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via APRuggs had a blood alcohol level of .161 at the time of the crash, Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney Eric Bauman said, which is more than twice the state’s legal limit of .08.
Ruggs will be eligible for parole following his third year behind bars.
The Alabama product was selected with the No. 12 overall pick by the Raiders in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Ruggs had 19 starts in his two seasons with Las Vegas.
