Prosecutor: Ruggs Drove 156 Mph Before Fatal Crash in Vegas

Prosecutor: Ruggs Drove 156 Mph Before Fatal Crash in Vegas
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III makes an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court in Las Vegas on Nov. 3, 2021. Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP
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LAS VEGAS—Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving at 156 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada’s legal limit before his sports car slammed into the rear of a vehicle that burned, killing a 23-year-old woman, prosecutors said Wednesday.

The Raiders released Ruggs late Tuesday, just hours after the crash and shortly after he was released from a hospital and booked into a Las Vegas jail.