Raiders Release WR Henry Ruggs III After Fatal Vegas Crash

Raiders Release WR Henry Ruggs III After Fatal Vegas Crash
Las Vegas Metro Police investigators work at the scene of a fatal crash whereby wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was involved in Las Vegas, on Nov. 2, 2021. Eric Jamison/AP Photo
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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.

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. on Tuesday.