Raiders have released Ruggs from team; killed Tina Tintor and her dog
“Mr. Ruggs is no different than anybody else. Whether you’re an athlete. Whether you’re a police officer visiting from out of state. Whether it’s you, Kyle. I don’t care. Like I said before, it’s about choices, and if somebody chooses to drive while under the influence and drive in excess of 150 miles an hour, we’re going to seek justice,” said Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson.
Prosecutor Eric Bauman said Ruggs was traveling at 156 mph about 2 seconds before the crash. He was at 127 mph when airbags deployed.
The Las Vegas Raiders have released WR Henry Ruggs III.
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) November 3, 2021
Tina Tintor being laid to rest, family ‘grateful for outpouring of love and support’
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — On Thursday, friends and family mourned the life of 23-year-old Tina Tintor.
Friends, family, and members of the public packed St. Simeon Serbian Orthodox Church to grieve her life and offer condolences.
Robert Kendzior says he never knew Tina but felt moved to attend.
“I remembered when I lost loved ones, the most important thing is the people who showed up,” he said. “ I never knew her, but to see the tragic, horrible series of events and the loss of a young 23-year-old woman who had everything to live for, who was an animal lover, a people lover, it’s just—–it’s unspeakable.”
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BAIL SET AT $150,000
FROM KATELYN NEWBERG: Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure ordered a $150,000 bail for Ruggs and the highest level of electronic monitoring if he is released. Prosecutors had requested a $1 million bail.
REPORTING DETECTIVES: D. McCuistion, P. Solomon, J. Pearson, M. Scanlon, Sgt. P. McCullough
TYPE OF ACCIDENT: Fatal Traffic Collision
LOCATION OF ACCIDENT: South Rainbow Boulevard / South Spring Valley Parkway
DATE OF ACCIDENT: 11/2/2021 TIME: 3:39 AM EVENT #: 211100004646
Number: 2 Driver: Ruggs, Henry James III Injury: Serious
Address: Las Vegas, NV Age: 22 Male
Vehicle Information: Green 2020 Chevrolet Corvette
Passenger: Kilgo-Washington, Kiara Je’nai
Injury: Serious
Address: Las Vegas, Nevada Age: 22 Female
Number: 2 Driver: Pending Notification Injury: Fatal
Address: Las Vegas, Nevada Age: 23, Female
Vehicle Information: 2013 Toyota Rav4
COLLISION DETAILS:
According to Las Vegas Metro Police, on November 2, at approximately 3:39 a.m., a vehicle versus vehicle collision occurred near the intersection of South Rainbow Boulevard / South Spring Valley Parkway. Evidence at the scene, witness statements, and surveillance video of the collision indicted a 2013 Toyota Rav 4 was traveling northbound on S. Rainbow Boulevard, south of Spring Valley Parkway, in the right-most travel lane of three northbound lanes.
A 2020 Chevrolet Corvette was traveling northbound on S. Rainbow Boulevard, south of Spring Valley Parkway, in the
center travel lane of three northbound lanes at a high rate of speed.
The Chevrolet veered right and entered the right-most travel lane, which the Toyota occupied. The front of the Chevrolet struck the rear of the Toyota. The Toyota came to final rest and caught on fire with the driver trapped in the driver’s seat. Clark County Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. Despite their efforts to save the driver, she was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and passenger of the Chevrolet were transported to University Medical Center Trauma to treat their injuries. The driver of the Chevrolet showed signs of impairment and was booked in absentia at UMC Trauma.
The driver’s death marks the 119th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s jurisdiction for the year 2021. The collision remains under investigation by the ’s Collision Investigation Section
from LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL:
A Metropolitan Police Department report released Wednesday identified the woman killed in the crash as 23-year-old Tina Tintor.
Ruggs was “argumentative and uncooperative” with police and other first responders, Bauman said. According to Ruggs’ arrest report, he refused to participate in a field sobriety test, and instead, two blood draws were taken at the hospital after investigators obtained a search warrant.
The first blood draw was taken at 5:26 a.m., according to police reports released Wednesday afternoon.
While at the hospital, Ruggs yelled at officers and attempted to tear IVs out of his arm, one report said. When an officer tried speaking with Ruggs, he started yelling “to get him out of here,” an officer wrote in the report.
Ruggs told the officer he did not remember what happened and that he was heading home before the crash. MORE
