Henry Ruggs apologizes to victim's family during temporary release from prison

Former first-round draught prime Henry Ruggs was connected a peculiar merchandise from situation connected Tuesday to be astatine Hope for Prisoners lawsuit successful Las Vegas, conscionable a fewer miles distant from wherever helium killed a pistillate portion driving drunk astatine 156 mph.

Ruggs was the 12th wide prime of the 2020 NFL Draft, but conscionable days aft his 20th NFL game, helium killed Tina Tintor and her canine successful the fiery crash.

Ruggs was sentenced to 3-10 years successful situation successful August 2023, with the anticipation of parole successful August 2026.

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Former Raiders subordinate Henry Ruggs, center, waits successful tribunal for a proceeding astatine the Regional Justice Center successful Las Vegas Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Attorneys for Ruggs announced a plea statement connected felony DUI charges successful transportation with a deadly clang successful 2021.  (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Nearly 4 years aft the fateful night, though, Ruggs offered an apology to Tintor's household astatine the event.

"One, I privation I could crook backmost the hands of time," helium said astatine the event, recorded successful a video taken by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "I would emotion for them to conscionable the existent Henry Ruggs and not the 1 that was escaping from something. I sincerely apologize for not lone being a portion of that situation, but the information my look is ever successful the news, it’s ever successful the newspaper. So they person to perpetually beryllium reminded of the situation, beryllium reminded of me."

Ruggs apologized astatine his sentencing hearing, adding that his behaviour was "not a existent reflection" of who helium is. 

Former Las Vegas Raiders subordinate Henry Ruggs, middle, appears successful tribunal with his attorneys Michael Schonfeld, left, and David Chesnoff astatine the Regional Justice Center successful Las Vegas connected Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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He pleaded blameworthy to felony DUI causing decease and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. One of his erstwhile Raiders teammates, Josh Jacobs, said he's been training for a imaginable NFL return — helium volition beryllium 27 erstwhile helium has the accidental to beryllium up for parole.

Ruggs, who was the Raiders’ first-round prime successful the 2020 NFL Draft, was driving 156 mph successful his Corvette, constabulary say, erstwhile helium crashed into Tintor’s Toyota RAV4. Her state vessel ruptured owed to the crash, and it resulted successful her decease arsenic good arsenic the decease of her aureate retriever, Max.

When taken to the infirmary for his ain injuries, Ruggs’ blood-alcohol contented measured astatine 0.161, which is doubly the ineligible bounds in Nevada.

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III successful enactment against the Denver Broncos during an NFL shot game, Oct. 17, 2021, successful Denver. Police successful Las Vegas said Ruggs is facing a driving nether the power complaint aft a fiery conveyance clang aboriginal Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, that near a pistillate dormant and Ruggs and his pistillate rider injured. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

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Kiara Je’nai Kilgo-Washington, who was besides successful Ruggs’ Corvette astatine the clip of the crash, suffered injuries arsenic well. The 2 had been spotted drinking astatine a adjacent TopGolf, with the clang occurring astatine 3:39 a.m. section time.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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