Overview

• Ruggs attended a Hope for Prisoners event in Las Vegas on special release from his 3- to 10-year prison sentence
• He publicly apologized to the family of 23-year-old Tina Tintor, who died alongside her dog in the crash
• Investigators found Ruggs’s blood-alcohol level was 0.16%, double Nevada’s legal limit, as he drove up to 156 mph
• Ruggs pleaded guilty in May 2023 to felony DUI causing death and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced in August 2023
• He will be eligible for parole in August 2026 and has expressed hopes of returning to the NFL after his release