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This story just gets worse and worse. Nobody should be labeling this as just a youthful mistake.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
I really doubt that Ruggs will ge toff as some people seem to think.If his BA level was below or close to the limit they may have had the charges reduced to reckless driving but he was double the limit and driving at 156 mph. According to Nevada law felony DUI involving a fatality requires 2-20 years with no parole if he's found guilty. I don't see how they won't find hi guilty. He was the driver. He was drunk. He was speeding. He killed someone. What defense could he put up besides the idiot defense.

He could threaten to release more emails.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
I really doubt that Ruggs will ge toff as some people seem to think.If his BA level was below or close to the limit they may have had the charges reduced to reckless driving but he was double the limit and driving at 156 mph. According to Nevada law felony DUI involving a fatality requires 2-20 years with no parole if he's found guilty. I don't see how they won't find hi guilty. He was the driver. He was drunk. He was speeding. He killed someone. What defense could he put up besides the idiot defense.

I agree. I also believe, at some point, you have to stop coddling athletes like society has done. Henry Ruggs had far more resources available to him than most of us do. Sure, normal people like us can call an Uber or Lyft driver and hope they are sober (I've been with a few who were not). Ruggs didn't have to call for Uber or Lyft. The Raiders AND the NFL have resources for players that we can only dream of. Players are counseled every year about the resources they have. Ruggs ignored ALL of it. He chose to get behind the wheel of a sports car capable of high speeds. He chose to drive at NASCAR like speeds on a public city street. He hit another driver so hard, that her car turned into a flaming torch. You could make the case that she was probably already dead before her body was consumed by flames, but it does not matter.

At some point you have to hold coddled athletes responsible for the stupid choices they make. Not as a warning to others, because I don't think that will act as a deterrent. You do it because it is the right thing to do.

I've never heard of anyone outside of pro racing driving that fast. jfc

Here's the a*****e

Those frosted tips gonna be looking sexy in prison.

Originally posted by billbird2111:
I agree. I also believe, at some point, you have to stop coddling athletes like society has done. Henry Ruggs had far more resources available to him than most of us do. Sure, normal people like us can call an Uber or Lyft driver and hope they are sober (I've been with a few who were not). Ruggs didn't have to call for Uber or Lyft. The Raiders AND the NFL have resources for players that we can only dream of. Players are counseled every year about the resources they have. Ruggs ignored ALL of it. He chose to get behind the wheel of a sports car capable of high speeds. He chose to drive at NASCAR like speeds on a public city street. He hit another driver so hard, that her car turned into a flaming torch. You could make the case that she was probably already dead before her body was consumed by flames, but it does not matter.

At some point you have to hold coddled athletes responsible for the stupid choices they make. Not as a warning to others, because I don't think that will act as a deterrent. You do it because it is the right thing to do.

Well stated.

Was there a passenger in his car?

Originally posted by Morgan49:
Was there a passenger in his car?

Girlfriend / Date / Ho
she's injured to some extent

Originally posted by Viperboy:

Originally posted by Morgan49:
Was there a passenger in his car?

Girlfriend / Date / Ho
she's injured to some extent

Yeah, which means double-trouble. The Las Vegas DA indicated today that Ruggs could face a dual charge of Felony DUI for the injured woman in his car. That's a max of 46 years or a minimum of four, with no parole.

That also doesn't take into account the loaded pistola that Ruggs had at his feet. That is also a felony. Open Carry is legal in Vegas, but not if you're drunk. Because he was loaded, and so was his pistola, that is another felony.

The DA confirmed the injured woman is the mother of Ruggs' child.

Originally posted by 49ersRing:

Las Vegas DA Steve Wolfson on Henry Ruggs' DUI: "I've never seen a case, in my 41 years ... of a person ... driving in excess of 150 mph."

Ruggs clocked 156 mph just before he crashed into and killed a 23-year-old and her dog.pic.twitter.com/VSNGz84R1c

— The Recount (@therecount) November 3, 2021

This story just gets worse and worse. Nobody should be labeling this as just a youthful mistake.

Love fast cars
156 on city streets almost sounds suicidle

asked a pilot, while de boarding, how fast we're going right before take-off, he said about 150

Originally posted by billbird2111:
Yeah, which means double-trouble. The Las Vegas DA indicated today that Ruggs could face a dual charge of Felony DUI for the injured woman in his car. That's a max of 46 years or a minimum of four, with no parole.

That also doesn't take into account the loaded pistola that Ruggs had at his feet. That is also a felony. Open Carry is legal in Vegas, but not if you're drunk. Because he was loaded, and so was his pistola, that is another felony.

The DA confirmed the injured woman is the mother of Ruggs' child.

He has a kid? Good lord.

how fast was paul walker going before his car exploded?

kind of amazed ruggs didnt die himself

The Raiders have cut Ruggs so please continue the conversation in https://www.49erswebzone.com/forum/free-agency/195553-ruggs/ and save this one for any other problems the Raiders might run into.

I saw a headline on my internet news feed that said NFL star clocked at 150 MPH, thought someone else was busted too.

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:
how fast was paul walker going before his car exploded?

kind of amazed ruggs didnt die himself

Yea I was just wondering how he's still alive.