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Henry Ruggs kills a woman and her dog in DUI accident


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Holy shit! DUI is a serious offense, and he killed a guy? Yeah, he might well never play again, to be honest. OTOH, he'll get the best lawyers money can buy. But this isn't the days of Vince Neil. It's 2021 and that shit is taken seriously, as it should be. Wow.

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2 hours ago, tgo said:

Sounds like the penalty for this felony in NV is 2-20 years imprisonment - 2 years minimum sentence. 

 

Sometimes I think my life is fucked up but stuff like this keeps it in perspective. I don't get paid millions of dollars but at least I don't have to go to prison or have a felony on my record. Now I'm in the mood to fuck around and incur some debt. Thanks for reading.

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1 hour ago, Alcibiades said:

Holy shit! DUI is a serious offense, and he killed a guy? Yeah, he might well never play again, to be honest. OTOH, he'll get the best lawyers money can buy. But this isn't the days of Vince Neil. It's 2021 and that shit is taken seriously, as it should be. Wow.

 

1 hour ago, Little Earl said:

He should have gone the way of Jeff Alm.


I wonder how many will get  these references.  

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The sad part is the dumass had plenty of money to Uber home and the young woman paid the price with her life. If it was my friend or family that died, I’d want Ruggs ass in jail forever. No excuse is acceptable for selfishly putting others in harms way.

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7 hours ago, Mythos27 said:

We'll see. Donte Stallworth killed a guy too back in 09 and didn't serve a day of jail time, got probation, and was eligible to play the very next season. So there is precedent. Of course it will depend on the state laws and how it's all prosecuted given this is in Nevada and Stallworth's DUI was in Florida.

 

Not really a comparable case. The pedestrian who died was also in the wrong in that case. 

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Frankly I think the book should be thrown in this case.  40 years minimum. The NFL has an Uber/Lyft program  that gives out free rides for players who are too intoxicated to drive. If he was too lazy to do that, then Vegas is one of the easiest places in the world to find a cab. The fact that he didn't consider his own promising present and future, chose to jeopardize it and killed someone. His only purpose now is to serve as a warning to others.

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At the very least, let the girlfriend drive the car; the consequences of her getting a dui are far less. His first year here, when he was hitting the bars a lot, Lewan's then girlfriend (not his present wife), sat at the bar sipping club sodas and was in effect his personal designated driver. 

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1 minute ago, No1TitansFan said:

At the very least, let the girlfriend drive the car; the consequences of her getting a dui are far less. His first year here, when he was hitting the bars a lot, Lewan's then girlfriend (not his present wife), sat at the bar sipping club sodas and was in effect his personal designated driver. 

I just don't get how these guys do this.  They have access to multiple people who are fucking sober to drive them home (Uber, taxi, girlfriend, part of the entourage) and yet they choose to risk their lives (and others) and careers just because they are too lazy or stubborn .

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9 minutes ago, rns90 said:

I just don't get how these guys do this.  They have access to multiple people who are fucking sober to drive them home (Uber, taxi, girlfriend, part of the entourage) and yet they choose to risk their lives (and others) and careers just because they are too lazy or stubborn .

 

I've represented a lot of individuals in intoxication related offenses (DWI, DUI, Intox. Assault, Intox. Manslaughter, etc.) at trial and on appeal. The common theme for nearly all of them is that they engage in self-deception and convince themselves that they are not too intoxicated to get behind that wheel. This is true even if they do not meet the legal definition of intoxication and are not guilty of a criminal offense. 

 

People need to realize that It really does not take much alcohol and/or drugs to impair your ability to drive. Your so-called tolerance doesn't mean shit, the intoxicant (alcohol or drugs) is still affecting you. A split-second reduction in your reaction time means all the difference in the world. 

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