The people hoping Henry Ruggs III could be paroled on Thursday were adamant he's improved as a person, is remorseful about the accident that killed a woman in a 2021 car crash, and is ready to re-enter society.It was not good enough for the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners.The board denied the parole request by Ruggs, and he may not get out until 2027 when a mandatory parole release date is set.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPFormer Raiders player Henry Ruggs waits in court for a hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on May 2, 2023.
Attorneys announced a plea agreement on felony DUI charges related to a deadly 2021 crash.(K.M.
Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)It has been nearly five years since Ruggs, a 2020 first-round draft pick for the Las Vegas Raiders, drove his sports car at speeds of up to 156 mph and slammed into a vehicle driven by Tina Tintor.Tintor, 23, and her dog, Max, were killed as their car burst violently into flames.HENRY RUGGS APOLOGIZES TO VICTIM'S FAMILY DURING TEMPORARY RELEASE FROM PRISONProsecutors at the time said that Ruggs was legally drunk.He had a blood alcohol level of 0.16, which is twice the legal limit, in a test taken within the required two hours after the crash.Ruggs spent the evening of Nov.
2, 2021, at Topgolf, a sports entertainment venue in Las Vegas, according to prosecutors.Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III stands next to a Chevrolet Corvette involved in a fatal accident in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov.2, 2021.
Police said Ruggs was driving the Corvette when it hit another vehicle, killing a woman.He will be charged with DUI resulting in death.
(Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Ruggs pleaded guilty in May 2023 to felony DUI causing death and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.He was sentenced in August 2023 to a three-to-10-year prison sentence.ZERO BS.
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