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Lawyers for erstwhile Raiders’ subordinate Henry Ruggs made a little tribunal quality successful his DUI lawsuit connected Thursday morning.
David Chesnoff, 1 of Rugg’s lawyers, said the defence is awaiting body-camera footage from the country of the fatal clang connected Nov. 2.
“We’re waiting connected body-cam footage from the state. They’re successful the process of providing it for us,” Chesnoff told Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Ann Zimmerman.
Chesnoff and co-counsel Richard Schonfeld appeared for a presumption proceeding successful the 22-year-old’s fatal DUI case. At the past proceeding for Ruggs’ lawyers successful aboriginal December, a justice said helium would let prosecutors to access records of Ruggs’ blood-alcohol tests.
Ruggs has been charged with felony counts of DUI resulting successful death, DUI resulting successful important bodily harm and 2 counts of reckless driving resulting successful decease oregon important bodily harm successful transportation with the clang that killed 23-year-old Tina Tintor and injured Ruggs’ girlfriend, Rudy Washington.
He besides was charged with a misdemeanor number of possession of a firearm portion nether the influence, tribunal records show. Authorities person said a loaded limb was recovered successful his Chevrolet Corvette Stingray aft the crash.
Ruggs was reportedly driving 156 mph conscionable seconds earlier the fiery pre-dawn crash. Prosecutors person said his humor intoxicant level aft the clang was 0.16 percent, doubly the ineligible bounds for drivers successful Nevada.
Lawyers are adjacent expected successful tribunal connected Jan. 13, and a preliminary proceeding successful the lawsuit is scheduled for March 10, tribunal records show.
Contact Katelyn Newberg astatine knewberg@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg connected Twitter.
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