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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHenry Ruggs was doing 127 mph when he rear ended the other car in a 45 mph zone
https://www.8newsnow.com/i-team/i-team-police-believe-henry-ruggs-iii-was-driving-156-mph-before-crash-that-killed-woman-dog/This is such depraved indifference that the upper end of the sentence - 20 years seems like where the sentence should be. In fact his best excuse is being so drunk that his judgement was totally impaired.
Ruggs was in court Wednesday morning facing charges connected to Tuesday mornings fatal crash. In court, prosecutors said his blood-alcohol level was 0.161 two times the legal limit.
According to Metro police, a preliminary investigation shows Ruggs car rear-ended the Toyota, causing it to erupt in flames and kill the woman inside. Ruggs remained on the scene and showed signs of impairment, police said.
Both cars traveled more than 500 feet after impact, police said.
Police said they also impounded a black iPhone and a gun, which were found in the passenger-side floorboard of Ruggs car.
Police said Ruggs was traveling at 156 mph right before the crash. His car impacted Tintors vehicle at 127 mph, investigators wrote in court documents.
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Henry Ruggs was doing 127 mph when he rear ended the other car in a 45 mph zone (Original Post)
exboyfil
Nov 2021
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qazplm135
(7,465 posts)1. yeah
he's definitely going to see the upper end of that range.
rurallib
(63,071 posts)2. 500 feet is nearly 2 football fields which is a long ways
Mr.Bill
(24,695 posts)3. Some prison football team
is going to have a very good wide receiver. For a long time.
Gruenemann
(1,032 posts)4. The attorneys released a statement hours after the crash
asking everyone to reserve judgment until all the facts are gathered.
WHAT MORE FACTS NEED TO BE GATHERED??????
exboyfil
(17,917 posts)5. It turned out the facts were far worse than I imagined
I figured he rear ended going about 60-70 mph (two times speed limit). Not over three times while drunk as a skunk.