Ruggs apologizes to victim's family at Vegas event

Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, connected peculiar merchandise from situation Tuesday night, spoke astatine a Hope for Prisoners lawsuit successful Las Vegas and apologized to the household of a pistillate helium killed successful a car clang astir 4 years ago.

Ruggs drove his sports car astatine speeds up to 156 mph successful the metropolis connected Nov. 2, 2021, slamming into a conveyance that killed operator Tina Tintor and her dog, Max. Tintor was 23.

Ruggs was asked astatine the lawsuit what helium would accidental to Tintor's family.

"One, I privation I could crook backmost the hands of time," helium said 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, a erstwhile first-round draught pick, pleaded blameworthy successful May 2023 to felony DUI causing decease and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. He was sentenced successful August 2023 to a 3- to 10-year situation sentence.