Ruggs was allegedly heavily intoxicated and driving at 150+ mph when he collided with another vehicle. The victim, later identified as Tina Tintor, was burned alive inside of the car along with his dog.

Now, the 22-year-old wide receiver is now facing charges of reckless driving resulting in substantial bodily harm, DUI resulting in death, DUI resulting in substantial bodily harm, and reckless driving resulting in death.

NFL News: Henry Ruggs Faces Up To 50 Years

“The bare minimum would be two years in prison, up to as much as somewhere in the 50 [-years] range. These are non-probationable offenses,” Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson told the media, as reported by Hector Mejia of Fox News. “So the felony DUI charges, if Mr. Ruggs is convicted, he can’t get probation. He must get a prison sentence.”

Derek Carr Opens Up On Ruggs’ Situation

It’s been a tough time for the Raiders organization. Recently, Derek Carr shared his feelings on Ruggs’ situation and explained how difficult it was for him to deal with the fact that he won’t be with them anymore:

“I will say I walked by and saw Henry’s Locker today and for whatever reason, that got me you know like, like he’s not, not going to be there, you know,” Carr said in a press conference. “Not because he’s fast, not because of what he could do for me, but because of the person that he is and because I love him. I mean he literally texted me at midnight you know, golf swing, me and Hunter(Renfrow). He asked how his swing looked, you guys need to help me. Just seeing that and getting the news when we woke up, I don’t know even how I’m supposed to even handle that.”

The Raiders are still looking to clinch a playoff spot and will face a tough divisional clash against the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday, so they’ll have to try and leave these scandals behind them and focus on the things they can control.

The Alabama product was allegedly involved in a fatal crash and is now facing DUI resulting in death charges. He showed “signs of impairment,” although there’s no word about alcohol or drugs on the scene.

“On behalf of our client Henry Ruggs III we are conducting our own investigation as of this writing and ask everyone to reserve judgment until all the facts are gathered,” the wideout’sattorney said, as quoted by TMZ.

Raiders Release A Statement On Ruggs’ Situation

It didn’t take long before the Las Vegas Raiders confirmed these terrible rumors by posting a statement on the matter. As of now, it seems like they’re not able to share more information about the ongoing investigation:

“The Raiders are aware of an incident involving Henry Ruggs III that occurred this morning in Las Vegas. We are devastated by the loss of life and our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim’s family. We are in the process of gathering information and will have no further comment at the time,” read the statement.

Ruggs was having a solid season for the Raiders. He hauled in 24 receptions for 469 yards (19.5 yards per reception) and 2 touchdowns. He was serving as Dererk Carr’s third favorite option behind Hunter Henfrow and Darren Waller.

This is a terrible incident and our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim and his friends and family.