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FILE - This booking photo provided by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III following his arrest Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Ruggs' lawyers are asking a judge to throw out evidence that prosecutors say shows Ruggs had a blood-alcohol level twice legal limit while speeding at 156 mph before a fiery crash that killed a woman last November. (Clark County Detention Center via AP, File)
Ruggs' lawyers bid to block Vegas fatal crash blood evidence

By Ken Ritter Jun. 10, 2022 05:58 PM EDT

FILE - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III makes an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court in Las Vegas, on Nov. 3, 2021. A Nevada judge has ruled that prosecutors can obtain medical records about injuries that former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs' girlfriend received in a high-speed crash that killed a woman last November. Attorney Peter Christiansen did not immediately respond Friday, May 13, 2022, to messages about whether he'll appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court the April 27 ruling about Kiara Jenai Kilgo-Washington's medical files. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool, File)
Judge: State can get medical files in ex-Raider Ruggs’ case

By Ken Ritter May. 13, 2022 03:41 PM EDT

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs warms up before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Nov. 14, 2021, in Las Vegas. Hobbs resolved a misdemeanor speeding case Monday, May 2, 2022, with his attorney entering a no-contest plea on his behalf and paying a $250 fine. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Raiders' Hobbs resolves misdemeanor speeding case in Vegas

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FILE - United States' goalkeeper Hope Solo takes the ball during a women's soccer game at the Rio Olympics against New Zealand in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Aug. 3, 2016. Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Solo was arrested after police say she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her two children inside. A police report said Solo was arrested on Thursday, March 31, 2022, in a shopping center parking lot in Winston-Salem and charged with driving while impaired, resisting a public officer and misdemeanor child abuse. (AP Photo/Eugenio Savio, File)
Hope Solo arrested on DWI, child abuse charges

By Tom Foreman Jr. Apr. 01, 2022 04:51 PM EDT

FILE - John Benton stands on the sidelines before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Benton, the New York Jets offensive line coach, was pulled over by the New Jersey State Police, late Thursday, March 17, 2022, and charged with driving under the influence. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
Jets assistant coach charged with DUI in New Jersey

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FILE - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs arrives in court during his hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Nov. 22, 2021. A Las Vegas judge agreed, Thursday, March 10, 2022, to postpone hearing evidence in the criminal case accusing Ruggs of driving drunk and causing a high-speed crash that killed a woman last November. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Ex-Raider Henry Ruggs' hearing in fatal crash case delayed

By Ken Ritter Mar. 10, 2022 01:53 PM EST

FILE - Richard Sherman stands up to leave a King County District Court hearing, Friday, July 16, 2021, in Seattle. Sherman, now with the Tampa Bay buccaneers, pleaded guilty Monday to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a drunken driving and domestic disturbance last summer as part of an agreement that spares him further jail time. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
NFL cornerback Richard Sherman pleads guilty to 2 charges

By Gene Johnson Mar. 07, 2022 04:09 PM EST

FILE - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III arrives at court during his hearing at the Regional Justice Center, on Nov. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. During a preliminary hearing of evidence, on Feb. 3, 2022, Ruggs III attorney, David Chesnoff, told a judge he has received body-worn camera video from police who arrived after the Nov. 2, 2021 high-speed crash that killed a woman and cost Ruggs III his spot on the team. Outside the court, Chesnoff said he had not yet viewed all the video footage. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Ruggs' lawyer says he's viewing post-crash police body video

Feb. 03, 2022 01:05 PM EST

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) waves toward the fans as he leaves the field after an NFL preseason football game against the Houston Texans, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, in Houston. Tom Brady has retired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year-career. He made the announcement, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in a long post on Instagram. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson, File)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans 8/28/2021

Jan. 29, 2022 03:03 PM EST

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs warms up before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Nov. 14, 2021, in Las Vegas. Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs pleaded guilty Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, to a reduced traffic charge stemming from his arrest early this month on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Raiders' Nate Hobbs guilty of Vegas traffic charge, not DUI

By Ken Ritter Jan. 26, 2022 01:04 PM EST

FILE - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III makes an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court in Las Vegas, on Nov. 3, 2021. A lawyer for Ruggs’ girlfriend Kiara Je’nai Kilgo-Washington , said Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022 he’ll appeal a Las Vegas judge’s decision to grant prosecutors access to the woman’s medical records after a fatal high-speed crash that cost Ruggs his spot on the team. In court filings, the attorney maintains Kilgo-Washington is not charged with a crime and her health information is protected by federal and state doctor-patient confidentiality laws. Ruggs is charged with felony driving under the influence causing death and substantial bodily injury, and two counts of felony reckless driving. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool, File)
Attorney to appeal Vegas ruling in Ruggs crash records case

By Ken Ritter Jan. 13, 2022 02:59 PM EST

FILE - Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Houston. Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Geno Smith's arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence came after the Washington State Patrol pulled him over for going 96 mph in a 60 mph zone and driving erratically across several lanes of traffic, according to an arrest report released Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Smith was arrested Monday morning following the Seahawks’ return from Arizona after their last game of the season. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson, File)
Speeding, erratic driving led to Geno Smith DUI arrest

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Seahawks backup QB Geno Smith arrested on suspicion of DUI

Jan. 10, 2022 05:58 PM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Geno Smith was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Monday following the team’s season-ending...

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs warms up before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Nov. 14, 2021, in Las Vegas. Hobbs was arrested on a misdemeanor DUI charge shortly after the team returned from a road game in Indianapolis. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, that dispatch received a call at about 4 a.m. about a driver asleep inside a vehicle parked on an exit ramp of a parking garage. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Raiders rookie Nate Hobbs arrested on misdemeanor DUI charge

By Josh Dubow Jan. 03, 2022 05:14 PM EST

CORRECTS ID TO JOHN BENTON FROM JEFF ULBRICH FILE - John Benton stands on the sidelines before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Jeff Ulbrich used to play on defenses that tried to stop Tom Brady. Now he's drawing up game plans against the ageless quarterback. Ulbrich is the defensive coordinator of the New York Jets, who'll take on Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
New York Jets at Carolina Panthers 9/12/2021

Dec. 31, 2021 11:03 AM EST

FILE - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III arrives at court during his hearing at the Regional Justice Center, on Nov. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. The woman who died in a fiery crash that authorities blame on Ruggs driving drunk at racetrack speeds burned to death, the county coroner in Las Vegas said Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Coroner: Woman killed in ex-Raider crash burned to death

By Ken Ritter Dec. 14, 2021 04:53 PM EST

Henry Ruggs, right, former Raiders wide receiver, accused of DUI resulting in death, enters the courtroom with his attorney Richard Schonfeld, at the Regional Justice Center, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)
Vegas judge: Doctors won't testify in Ruggs fatal crash case

By Ken Ritter Dec. 09, 2021 12:58 PM EST

Henry Ruggs, right, former Raiders wide receiver, accused of DUI resulting in death, enters the courtroom with his attorney Richard Schonfeld, at the Regional Justice Center, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)
Vegas judge mulls evidence question in Ruggs fatal DUI case

By Ken Ritter Dec. 08, 2021 01:14 PM EST

FILE - Former Chicago Bears player Dan Hampton stands on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game between the Bears and the New England Patriots, Oct. 21, 2018, in Chicago. Pro Football Hall of Famer Hampton has been arrested in Indiana for allegedly driving a vehicle while drunk. The Lake County Sheriff's Office in Indiana says Hampton was arrested last weekend in Winfield on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Former Bears star Hampton arrested on drunken driving charge

Nov. 28, 2021 12:39 PM EST

Henry Ruggs, right, former Raiders wide receiver, accused of DUI resulting in death, enters the courtroom with his attorneys David Chesnoff, left, and Richard Schonfeld, at the Regional Justice Center, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)
Ex-Raider Ruggs remains on house arrest in fatal crash case

By Ken Ritter Nov. 22, 2021 12:40 PM EST