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- Henry Ruggs III was driving over 150 miles per hour when he crashed into another car and killed another person on Tuesday, prosecutors said.
- Prosecutors also said his blood alcohol level was over twice the legal limit and an illegal gun was found in his car.
- The Las Vegas Raiders have since released the wide receiver from the team.
Former Las Vegas Raider Henry Ruggs III was driving at more than 150 miles per hour, was over twice the legal alcohol limit, and had an illegal gun in his car when he was involved in a deadly car crash Tuesday, prosecutors allege.
Ruggs was traveling at 156 mph two seconds before the crash that killed another person in Nevada on Tuesday, prosecutor Eric Bauman said at a court hearing Wednesday, according to Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Katelyn Newberg.
At the time the airbags were deployed, he was driving at 127 mph, Bauman said.
Prosecutors also alleged that Ruggs' blood alcohol level was .161 – more than twice the legal limit – when his blood was drawn within two hours of the crash, according to CBS 8 News Now.
Prosecutors also said an illegal gun was found in the car.
The since-released Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver crashed a Chevrolet Corvette into the back of a Toyota RAV4, Las Vegas police said, leading to the car bursting into flames. First responders found someone dead inside the Toyota by the time they arrived at the scene, police said.
Ruggs has been charged with a DUI and reckless driving.
A judge set Ruggs' bail at $150,000. If Ruggs is released, the judge requested "the highest level of electronic monitoring."
Following the crash, the Las Vegas Raiders released the wide receiver from the team.
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