The prosecutor told the judge that since 2013, the NFL Players Association has contracted with rideshare services to provide free transportation to members “specifically to prevent tragedies such as this.” Police said previously in a statement that Ruggs “showed signs of impairment.” Tuesday, rupturing the Toyota’s fuel tank and igniting a fire.īauman said Ruggs was uncooperative with police and medical workers, and his blood-alcohol level taken within the required two hours after the crash was 0.16%. Police reported finding a loaded gun on the floor of the car after the crash.īauman told the judge that air bag computer records showed the Corvette decelerated from 156 mph (251 kph) to 127 mph (204 kph) before it slammed into the Toyota at about 3:40 a.m.
The district attorney said he might also file a weapon charge against Ruggs related to possessing a gun while under the influence of alcohol. Bonaventure noted the couple have a 3-year-old daughter together. Wolfson said outside court that he intends to file a second felony DUI charge against Ruggs related to Kilgo-Washington’s injuries. The judge warned Ruggs that if he didn’t comply with his release restrictions he faced re-arrest and a return to jail. Simpson to jail for violating terms of his pretrial release in the Las Vegas armed robbery case that eventually sent Simpson to prison. Ruggs’ attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, had argued that bail is by law meant to ensure their client returns to court, not to punish him.Ĭourt records showed that Ruggs posted the $150,000 bond a short time later.īonaventure in January 2008 returned former football star O.J. Nevertheless, he rejected prosecutor Eric Bauman’s request to set Ruggs’ bail at $1 million and instead set the amount at $150,000 with strict conditions including home confinement, electronic monitoring, no alcohol, no driving and the surrender of his passport. Bonaventure said he was troubled by his initial review of the case against Ruggs, adding that in 16 years on the bench he had never heard of a crash involving a vehicle traveling so fast.
Three men and a woman, whom Wolfson later identified as family members, attended the hearing but declined to speak with reporters. Records show she lived several blocks from where the crash occurred. Tintor of Las Vegas died with her dog in a wrecked and burned Toyota Rav4, police and the Clark County coroner said.
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