The Raiders had issued a statement earlier in the day saying the team was aware of the crash, 'devastated by the loss of life,' and 'in the process of gathering information.' The Raiders didn't wait for the courts to act, sending out a brief statement Tuesday night announcing Ruggs' release. Ruggs' attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, said they are investigating the crash on behalf of their client 'and ask everyone to reserve judgment until all the facts are gathered.'Ĭhesnoff declined additional comment after Ruggs was released from University Medical Center and booked into the Clark County Detention Center.

The possible sentence for reckless driving is one to six years in prison, with probation available. Probation is not an option in Nevada for a conviction on a charge of DUI causing death, which carries a possible sentence of two to 20 years in state prison. Ruggs was released from a hospital and taken to jail ahead of an initial court appearance scheduled on Wednesday.Ĭlark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson did not immediately respond to messages about the charges. Ruggs faces felony charges of driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in death and reckless driving, court records show. Police are prohibited by federal privacy law from disclosing medical information, said Officer Larry Hadfield, a department spokesman. Ruggs 'showed signs of impairment,' police said in a statement that did not identify the woman who died, the injuries that Ruggs or his passenger received or name Ruggs' passenger, who remained hospitalized. The woman was not immediately identified.

The Toyota burst into flames and the driver and her dog died, police said. The 22-year-old Ruggs and his passenger were hospitalized with unspecified injuries that police said did not appear life-threatening after the Chevrolet Corvette he was driving slammed at high speed into the rear of a Toyota Rav4 on a busy thoroughfare in a residential area several miles west of the Las Vegas Strip about 3:40 a.m. LAS VEGAS - The Las Vegas Raiders released Henry Ruggs III just hours before the promising young receiver faced an initial court appearance on multiple felony charges after a fiery predawn vehicle crash that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured.

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