Raiders WR Henry Ruggs charged with DUI resulting in death after drunken crash kills someone

[Beau Vine 55863]

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

im pretty sure all nfl teams have a 'mr wolf', and all players are given that number for situations just like this. 

'im too drunk to drive, call mr wolf' 

Shouldn't he have someone like that in his posse?  Did he completely ignore Cris Carter?

[hookem48 4843]

obviously a bunch of Bugatti driving fuckers up in here

[tx 3 putt 78676]

1 minute ago, Beau Vine said:

Shouldn't he have someone like that in his posse?  Did he completely ignore Cris Carter?

 

100% correct and the team has something set up also. I know for a fact, the texans offer this service to the players 

[Brothahorn 10097]

Quite piling on us insurance guys. (And I'm not 50 yet!!!!!! I shit you not, today is my 49th birthday.) 

Oh so you're friends with Rocko..

[Chooky 13340]

How am I supposed to stay engaged with this story if there isn't a monkey?

[Captain Obvious 531]

2 hours ago, MrBig said:

Donte Stallworth and Josh Brent both played in the NFL after their DUI vehicular manslaughter incidents. So it’s not the NFL’s first rodeo.

At this point, the optics look worse for Ruggs IMO.

Victim in Stallworth's case was sprinting across the street absent any crosswalk.  

Brent's passenger was also drunk and not wearing a seat belt. 

Neither poor decision making excuses Stallworth or Brent, but we have no reports that the victim in Ruggs case was doing anything wrong or dangerous.

[Captain Obvious 531]

2 hours ago, MrBig said:

Donte Stallworth and Josh Brent both played in the NFL after their DUI vehicular manslaughter incidents. So it’s not the NFL’s first rodeo.

Double post.

Edited November 3, 2021 by Captain Obvious

[hundredTT 578]

Such a horrible situation. What a senseless death. 
 

22 years old, famous, rich, all the woman you want and living in Las Vegas. Now out of a job, felon, and a killer. Don’t drink and drive folks. Heard it was a young woman who died, tragic. 

[Guest]

Want to hear more about why the players might be wary of the league/ team provided transportation?

[lilMAC25 3982]

1 minute ago, slorch said:

Want to hear more about why the players might be wary of the league/ team provided transportation?

Yes

[Guest]

sorry, I meant to say I wanted to hear more.  Some folks mentioned it on Page 1.

Edited November 3, 2021 by slorch

[Steel Shank 9552]

I bet he wishes he was at home laying pipe instead out driving around drunk.

[NorLa Horns 1458]

6 game suspension, max

[conVINCEd 21477]

I haven’t driven drunk since Uber became a thing.  No excuse anymore.

[BigOrange1 6611]

2 hours ago, slorch said:

sorry, I meant to say I wanted to hear more.  Some folks mentioned it on Page 1.

you can't logically figure out why some people might be wary of their employer knowing exactly when and how often they get shitfaced?

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

you can't logically figure out why some people might be wary of their employer knowing exactly when and how often they get shitfaced?

Ruggs certainly chose the high road...

[ButtFumble 5287]

when I was younger I did drive drunk some, but I stopped drinking for 9 months when I was 18 (drinking age was already 21 by then) then started again Halloween and then quit until I was 36 after Round Up my freshman year when I figured out that (not yet) fat, drunk, and stupid was no way to stay enrolled at UT

I did drive with a few drunks after that, but I did a shit load more designated driving including a few times when the cops gave us a pretty nice break for other shit because I was driving sober and all my friends were fucked up beyond belief

back then even in major Texas cities traffic was not total shit especially at night so driving and being able to go where I wanted (while ignoring drunks screaming "go here go there") and getting what I wanted to eat was a bonus to be able to drive

these days who in the fuck wants to drive in big city traffic drunk or sober and no matter what car you have shit I would have someone drive me around in big city traffic all day every day if I could...so being well off, drunk, and in a crowded traffic filled place like Vegas I would be calling for a car as often as possible especially if they had to drive my drunk ass where I wanted to go whenever I wanted

I would take the fast car out to BFE on Tuesday afternoon or some shit like that to open it up and actually drive the damn thing not sit in fucking traffic waiting to get hit by some other drunk, broke dick, with no insurance

[Wally Pryor 5410]

8 hours ago, Da Fino said:

A guy that makes shitty decisions, apparently. 

http://www.dreamworksmotorsports.com/henry-ruggs-chevy-corvette-stingray

 

Wow. That's insane.

Great post.

[Wally Pryor 5410]

2 hours ago, hundredTT said:

Such a horrible situation. What a senseless death.

Except It was probably the 3rd or 4th time he's done this in the last 2 months. Unlucky driver of the Toyota.

TMZ all over it. Video not for the faint of heart:

https://www.tmz.com/sports/

 

[ChickenSandwich 9958]

Tragic. Two lives gone. 

[Wally Pryor 5410]

Two in the Toyota?

[0xdeadbeef 1699]

3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

100% correct and the team has something set up also. I know for a fact, the texans offer this service to the players 

Wait, the Texans set up up players with a designated fall guy?    Did Deshawn Watson know about this service?

 

[ButtFumble 5287]

all this and Uncle Nate is still unemployed

you would think being able to keep John Football out of trouble while at aggy would cement the rep of Uncle Nate as the ultimate man child sitter

[MrBig 5626]

Raiders just released him. 

[ousux 5637]

Raiders just released him. 

He released himself when he decided to hit the start button while hammered.

[Pato del Muerto 53468]

4 hours ago, hookem48 said:

obviously a bunch of Bugatti driving fuckers up in here

[Blackcat00 769]

2 hours ago, NorLa Horns said:

6 game suspension, max

Was just cut. What a disaster pick for the Raiders 

[hookem48 4843]

was he hammered or had a couple drinks and driving way too fucking fast? I know someone's dead either way, just wondering.

[ButtFumble 5287]

shit that was a rav4 I thought it was a prius from the first pics on here

that fire melted the damn thing out of shape along with the crash

[BurntOrange&White 41848]

12 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

im pretty sure all nfl teams have a 'mr wolf', and all players are given that number for situations just like this. 

'im too drunk to drive, call mr wolf' 

Mr Wolf would cleanup the mess and make the issue go away after the situation has already happened.

 

[BurntOrange&White 41848]

12 hours ago, Captain Obvious said:

At this point, the optics look worse for Ruggs IMO.

Victim in Stallworth's case was sprinting across the street absent any crosswalk.  

Brent's passenger was also drunk and not wearing a seat belt. 

Neither poor decision making excuses Stallworth or Brent, but we have no reports that the victim in Ruggs case was doing anything wrong or dangerous.

I'm pretty sure the person Stallworth hit was walking on an overpass, right?

[Pato del Muerto 53468]

Did duane Goodrich kill anyone when he crashed on 35 after leaving silver city cabaret drunk?

erik Williams was a 1 car accident right? Only hurt himself?  

[Deej 77813]

9 hours ago, Wally Pryor said:

Except It was probably the 3rd or 4th time he's done this in the last 2 months. Unlucky driver of the Toyota.

TMZ all over it. Video not for the faint of heart:

https://www.tmz.com/sports/

 

Guy who couldn't turn his phone sideways needs to be prosecuted as well.

[Wally Pryor 5410]

Rewatching the footage of the car going up in flames. What a horrific way to die.  (Dog in the car died as well.)

[gyroprotagonist 2597]

15 hours ago, Captain Obvious said:

At this point, the optics look worse for Ruggs IMO.

Victim in Stallworth's case was sprinting across the street absent any crosswalk.  

Brent's passenger was also drunk and not wearing a seat belt. 

Neither poor decision making excuses Stallworth or Brent, but we have no reports that the victim in Ruggs case was doing anything wrong or dangerous.

going from memory, but I don't think Brent's passenger was drunk or even drank that night, which made it almost more strange that he would not insist on driving.  Also, the victim's family was supportive of Josh and I don't think they wanted to see any jail time for him.  I doubt that is the case with the current crash.

 

edit. found a link https://www.latintimes.com/jerry-brown-jr-drunk-driving-accident-autopsy-reveals-dallas-cowboy-was-sober-when-he-died-125218  

Edited November 3, 2021 by gyroprotagonist

[Quagmire 2148]

Did duane Goodrich kill anyone when he crashed on 35 after leaving silver city cabaret drunk?
erik Williams was a 1 car accident right? Only hurt himself?  

Yeah Goodrich killed two people, one of the guys was someone I went to high school with , super nice guy. Was actually helping someone change a flat tire when it happened

[Trey3216 15452]

 

[conVINCEd 21477]

Wow

[ButtFumble 5287]

39 minutes ago, Quagmire said:

Yeah Goodrich killed two people, one of the guys was someone I went to high school with , super nice guy. Was actually helping someone change a flat tire when it happened

they were actually pulling a guy out of a flaming car after that guy (also plastered drunk) crashed when he clipped the back of a semi trailer

that was part of the goodrich defense that the flames and chaos from the first wreck got in the way of him knowing where to drive

[txhorns 2421]

2 hours ago, Wally Pryor said:

(Dog in the car died as well.)

Ruggs deserves the death penalty over this

Edited November 3, 2021 by txhorns

[Skipper 6411]

13 hours ago, BigOrange1 said:

you can't logically figure out why some people might be wary of their employer knowing exactly when and how often they get shitfaced?

I'm pretty sure it's not a surprise to any team that most of their young, single, multi-millionaire players party their ass off Sunday and Monday nights.   They just don't want them driving.  Hence why ever NFL team has a car service to avoid exactly what happened.  I take your point if this was 4AM Sat AM before a Noon Sunday game but they know these guys let loose early in the week.

[Gut Wagon 8219]

So much for the Raiders' infatuation with straight-line speed.

And the NFL was worried mob influence could be its biggest potential problem in Vegas. 

[Tailgate 3073]

Unreal…156 MPH. Cannot imagine the impact that poor woman and dog felt.

[ButtFumble 5287]

 

looking at some videos and pics he crashed at Rainbow and Spring Valley......Spring Valley is the circle street in this screen capture so he crashed at one of the two intersections circled

that is pretty much in the heart of residential Vegas west of The Strip

[Pam Cummings 9868]

22 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

 

You knew it had to be insanely high speed for a rear end collision to cause the damage and fatality that it did. Wow.....so so sorry for that woman.....

[Longhorn94 2501]

terribly sad. unbelievable and perhaps unfair that he survived a crash at 127 MPH.

[hundredTT 578]

3 minutes ago, Longhorn94 said:

terribly sad. unbelievable and perhaps unfair that he survived a crash at 127 MPH.

For real. But at least he will burn in hell. 

[RPM 26622]

28 minutes ago, Tailgate said:

Unreal…156 MPH. Cannot imagine the impact that poor woman and dog felt.

They didn't feel anything.

[Auto Driller 2566]

I may be wrong about this but I think the car service is run by the NFLPA, not the NFL, precisely so the players won’t be retaliated against for using it.

In this case it probably wouldn’t have mattered. It seems like he was determined to be a dumbass and nothing was going to stop him.

[4th&Five 41998]

7 minutes ago, RPM said:

They didn't feel anything.

I assumed the fire killed them.