Ruggs crash 1-year mark to pass before preliminary hearing

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Published October 12, 2022 1:23 PM

By KEN RITTER
Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than a year will have passed since the incident before a judge hears evidence alleging former Las Vegas Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III caused a fatal crash while driving drunk at 156 mph in November 2021. The judge has set a preliminary hearing date for Feb. 1, after Ruggs’ defense attorney asked for time to investigate elements of a police report that he says he just received. A prosecutor acknowledged it is unusual for 15 months to pass between an arrest and a preliminary hearing. The 23-year-old Ruggs is a former first-round NFL draft pick who was released by the Raiders. He’s on house arrest and facing a mandatory two years and possibly more than 50 years in prison.

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