Henry Ruggs apologizes to victim's family during temporary release from prison

Former first-round draft pick Henry Ruggs was on a special release from prison on Tuesday to attend at Hope for Prisoners event in Las Vegas just a sparse miles away from where he killed a woman while driving drunk at mph Ruggs was the th overall pick of the NFL Draft but just days after his th NFL event he killed Tina Tintor and her dog in the fiery crash Ruggs was sentenced to - years in prison in August with the possibility of parole in August CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMNearly four years after the fateful night though Ruggs offered an apology to Tintor's family at the event One I wish I could turn back the hands of time he revealed at the event recorded in a video taken by the Las Vegas Review-Journal I would love for them to meet the real Henry Ruggs and not the one that was escaping from something I sincerely apologize for not only being a part of that situation but the fact my face is invariably in the news it s inevitably in the newspaper So they have to constantly be reminded of the situation be reminded of me Ruggs apologized at his sentencing hearing adding that his behavior was not a true reflection of who he is BILLS' JOSH ALLEN DEFENDS CONTROVERSIAL 'TUSH PUSH' PLAY DESPITE HIS CLUB VOTING TO BAN ITHe pleaded guilty to felony DUI causing death and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter One of his former Raiders teammates Josh Jacobs explained he's been training for a likely NFL return he will be when he has the opportunity to be up for parole Ruggs who was the Raiders first-round pick in the NFL Draft was driving mph in his Corvette police say when he crashed into Tintor s Toyota RAV Her gas tank ruptured due to the crash and it resulted in her death as well as the death of her golden retriever Max When taken to the hospital for his own injuries Ruggs blood-alcohol content measured at which is twice the legal limit in Nevada Kiara Je nai Kilgo-Washington who was also in Ruggs Corvette at the time of the crash suffered injuries as well The two had been spotted drinking at a nearby TopGolf with the crash occurring at a m local time Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this overview Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter