![]() ![]() “I recognize this outcome is not sufficient to punish Ruggs for the loss the Tintor family has suffered,” the district attorney conceded. “There was virtually no other evidence to prove Ruggs was under the influence,” Wolfson of the blood test. The Chevrolet Corvette owned by Ruggs is shown on a flatbed truck after the fatal crash of November 2021. Since the crash, Ruggs’ lawyers lost several bids to challenge evidence, including that Ruggs had a blood-alcohol level of 0.16% - twice the legal limit in Nevada - after the rear-end wreck that ignited a fire that killed Tintor and her pet dog, Max. The district attorney said investigators learned that Ruggs spent several hours drinking with friends at a sports entertainment site and golfing venue, and may have been at a friend’s home for several more hours before he and Kilgo-Washington headed home. Wolfson said shortly after the crash that Ruggs would face a mandatory minimum of two years in prison if convicted and could get more than 50 years. Last week, Ruggs waived a long-delayed preliminary hearing with his agreement to plead guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol, causing death, a felony, and a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge carrying a six-month jail sentence that will be folded in with his three-to-ten year prison term. Kilgo-Washington and Ruggs have a daughter together, and Kilgo-Washington was not cooperative with prosecutors as a victim in the case. Prosecutors said Ruggs suffered a leg injury and Kilgo-Washington received an arm injury. Ruggs’ girlfriend, Je’nai Kilgo-Washington, was with him in his 2020 Chevrolet Corvette and also was injured. ![]() ![]() “The family appreciates privacy during this time of mourning,” Naqvi said later in a written statement. Tintor, 23, was a Serbian immigrant who graduated from a Las Vegas high school, worked at a Target store, wanted to become a computer programmer and was close to obtaining her US citizenship, friends and family members said following her death. ![]()
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