Posted on 11/13/2021 5:57:01 AM PST by Enlightened1
Henry Ruggs, a 22-year-old wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders, killed a 23-year-old woman and her dog while drunk driving in the early hours of November 2nd.
Ruggs was driving his Corvette 156 mph before hitting the woman, Tina Tintor, and her dog Max. Following this severe impact, Tintor’s Toyota RAV4 burst into flames, leaving her trapped. Ruggs’ BAC was .161, twice the legal limit.
In a poor attempt to take the heat off their client, Ruggs’ attorneys are now trying to blame the slow response of the firefighters on Tintor’s death. A witness reportedly told the court that firefights were slow to extinguish the burning Toyota, saying “Firemen did not attempt to extinguish the fire at Ms. Tinto’s vehicle for approximately 20 minutes at which time the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames”.
Regardless of the firefighters’ response, Tintor was in the middle of a highway, trapped in a flaming car because of the negligence, recklessness, and blatant disregard for human life by Ruggs.
That is what I figure but I bet I’ll know before this ends.
He should receive one of those SA tire necklaces...
It’s been on DailyMail a couple of times:
Contact your county highway department with photos of the crash(es) at the intersection. Ask to have warning signs posted for approaching intersection, possibly lower speed limits and a speed camera as drivers approach it, and rumble strips or speed bumps.
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