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NFL wide receiver driving 156 mph seconds before fatal crash: Police
ABC News ^ | 03 November 2021

Posted on 11/04/2021 2:42:49 AM PDT by zeestephen

Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving 156 mph seconds before he slammed his Corvette into the back of a Toyota SUV in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning, killing the driver...Prosecutors also said they found a loaded handgun on the floor of Ruggs' Corvette...The former first-round pick, considered a rising star in the league, was leading the team in receiving yards and tied for the lead in receiving touchdowns.

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To: zeestephen

Him too apparently Corvettes are even safer than volvos. How the heck do you survive a 156 mph crash into a solid object?


21 posted on 11/04/2021 4:05:28 AM PDT by cuban leaf (My prediction: Harris is Spiro Agnew. We'll soon see who becomes Gerald Ford, and our next prez.)
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To: Dog

The bereaved family will ask for the minimum sentence so Ruggs can go back to work as a football player and fork over 80% of his income each year to the survivors.


22 posted on 11/04/2021 4:07:04 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: bigdaddy45
We don't know who is and/or will be paying his legal fees.

Meanwhile, I was looking up dram shop/host laws in Nevada when I ran across this...

Nevada gaming board OKs amendment regarding drug impairment

Looks like the state of Nevada worries far more about drunk gamblers than drunk drivers.

23 posted on 11/04/2021 4:09:17 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: cuban leaf
For reasons I have never understood, the Corvette is one of the most survivable accident cars on the road.

They look like instant de-capitation machines to me.

24 posted on 11/04/2021 4:11:57 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: bigdaddy45

Pardon my cynicism, but Hillary (and her ilk) will be in prison before this guy.

A woke liberal judge will slap him with a stiff fine and “community service” to pay for his crime.


25 posted on 11/04/2021 4:11:57 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (You are not a horse, you are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it.)
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To: Fresh Wind

He was driving 156 miles per hour before the crash. His blood alcohol content was twice the limit. He’s a rich NFL player. He’s done.


26 posted on 11/04/2021 4:13:02 AM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: bigdaddy45

No question his career is over. The rest remains to be seen.


27 posted on 11/04/2021 4:17:30 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (You are not a horse, you are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it.)
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To: zeestephen

Having spent many hours on the various German Autobahn’s, that speed is not necessarily dangerous. Nevada has some very straight and lightly traveled roads where high speed could be reasonably applied.

However, this guy was wasted. A blood alcohol level of 2.+ something. In Germany, that would get you jailed. High speed requires responsibility and attention.


28 posted on 11/04/2021 4:34:46 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: Alberta's Child

“At 156 mph “

Wonder what the tach said at that speed.


29 posted on 11/04/2021 4:42:20 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: cymbeline
Wonder what the tach said at that speed.

It said "Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

30 posted on 11/04/2021 4:44:42 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: zeestephen

They are called the National Felon League for a reason.


31 posted on 11/04/2021 4:59:08 AM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: Fresh Wind

>>A woke liberal judge will slap him with a stiff fine and “community service” to pay for his crime.

The witness reports of this poor girl screaming while she burned to death trapped in her car (with her dog) may just have something to say about that. At least I hope so.

Convict him, and string him up.


32 posted on 11/04/2021 5:01:42 AM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: HighSierra5

>>I thought there was no speed limit in Nevada.

You thought wrong.


33 posted on 11/04/2021 5:02:32 AM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: Fresh Wind

Yeah, but this experience will help him turn his life around, until he does something similar again.


34 posted on 11/04/2021 5:06:12 AM PDT by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge )
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To: bigdaddy45

Maybe him and Alec Baldwin can share a cell.

CC


35 posted on 11/04/2021 5:22:58 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: zeestephen

He wont be working.....


36 posted on 11/04/2021 5:23:48 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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bump


37 posted on 11/04/2021 5:30:52 AM PDT by foreverfree
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To: zeestephen

lol no he’s never going to play in the NFL ever again. He’ll be lucky to get out of jail in 15 years


38 posted on 11/04/2021 5:33:33 AM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans ( )
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To: qwerty1234

It’s hard to fathom just how cruel life can be to a person. I don’t like living in a world where human beings can suffer so horribly.


39 posted on 11/04/2021 5:34:05 AM PDT by kelly4c
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To: mewzilla

You’re wrong. There is no relation


40 posted on 11/04/2021 5:34:27 AM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans ( )
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