📡 Per TMZ, former Alabama and current Las Vegas Raider Henry Ruggs was involved in a serious car accident this morning.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

With just the amount of evidence that is publicly known (and the testimony that would take place), if I was Ruggs, I'd be hoping that the DA would accept a plea deal (even though it would be unlikely).

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

I have made the Stupid move of driving under the influence. Was lucky and never hurt anybody, Never got pulled over, and consider myself a selfish bastard back then for ever doing it. I mastered the STUPID maneuver in the US Navy. I do not drink anymore, I drive like a grand paw, and count my blessings now. I will not Judge him, but he will have to live with this until the end. Forget the money, the NFL, the Corvette, a life was lost, families hurt, such a bright future awaited him. Damn shame.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

I have made the Stupid move of driving under the influence.

Honestly, I doubt there are many of us who didn't. Some will not own up to it like you did (or like I am now) but we did it. And we got lucky. But, I can say that I know for sure I would have been upset about getting caught but I would have earned every bad thing said about me if I was caught. Or worse, hurt or killed someone. My uncle was killed by a drunk/drugged driver so I feel I should have been more aware of not doing it. But I was young, drunk, and stupid.

 

[RollllTide!]

I Thank God for those drunk bumps in the middle of the highways most roads have. They save lives. Ga has taken that to a new level with their middle of the road wake up vibration ridges.

 

[BamaFan334]

Honestly, I doubt there are many of us who didn't. Some will not own up to it like you did (or like I am now) but we did it. And we got lucky. But, I can say that I know for sure I would have been upset about getting caught but I would have earned every bad thing said about me if I was caught. Or worse, hurt or killed someone. My uncle was killed by a drunk/drugged driver so I feel I should have been more aware of not doing it. But I was young, drunk, and stupid.

Getting caught was a wake up call for me at 22. No one hurt, but my wallet and ego thank goodness. Just stupidity.

Amazing the twists of faith. I was set to enroll at Ole Miss in two weeks but did not due to the financial implications, never would have met my wife since I stayed in Georgia due to the financial burden of my mistake, and never would have gone to Alabama. Funny how a decision really shows God has a plan for you whether you want to believe it or not. I was mad as all get up at the time, but looking back I can't help but see how it shaped my life for the better, as it taught me a lot.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Ga has taken that to a new level with their middle of the road wake up vibration ridges.

Saved my whole family's life one night, along with two of their friends. I was driving home from a concert in ATL that ran way late (like 2 AM instead of midnight). No alcohol at all, just a late night after a whole work day. Me, my wife, both girls, and their friends. I started drifting off and those woke me up. Stopped and got out, stretched my legs, and got off on the next exit for coffee. Thank god for those things. Driving sleepy is as bad as driving drunk.

 

[BamaFan615]

That video being released by TMZ makes a bad situation worse….horrible look for Ruggs and his girlfriend.

She’s whining about him needing help….pure ignorance.

 

[ElephantStomp]

Crappy situation all the way around.

We’ve all driven after drinking, I’ll be the first to admit that I have. I won’t judge him, but believe he should get the max (just as I should have had I hit and killed anybody). My poor decisions with drinking and driving is one of the main reasons I never work DUI deals, but I’ve seen lives lost at the hands of DUI wrecks. Worse wreck I’ve been to is a drunk dude (2 1/2 times over the legal limit) hit a van with a family head on, 3 yr old little girl was ejected and me and another officer tried cpr for 26 mins.

I am sorry for the young lady and her friends and family and hope Ruggs learns from this and when released can forgive himself and move forward

 

[TerryP]

My poor decisions with drinking and driving is one of the main reasons I never work DUI deals,

You're LEO, right? How do you avoid that?

 

[Rolltide24]

I was heading home one evening on the inner 485 in east Charlotte. 10:30pm and had not had anything to drink as I seldom drink. I’m following a BMW we’re going 75 (in a 70 zone). All of a sudden he slams on brakes and pulls his wheel to the right and slides off luckily on to an exit ramp. Your mind quickly thinks he just nearly missed his exit and my eyes followed him naturally. Then I look straight and there’s headlights coming straight at me. I don’t even have time to move the wheel and a truck luckily in the passing lane goes by me the wrong way. He had to be doing 75+. I really don’t know though, it was a flash. Thankfully he was not in the right lane or I’d be dead. I almost peed my pants. Had to pull over and take a few deep breaths as I called 911. They stopped him about 10 miles down and he hadn’t killed anyone. My closest call there. Alcohol leads to many bad decisions. We had a number of wrong way driver deaths on the loop in Charlotte. Always drunks.

 

[ElephantStomp]

You're LEO, right? How do you avoid that?

Yes sir. We’ve got DUI units, I don’t volunteer for them. If during patrol there’s a DUI I have to stop them, but I don’t volunteer for DUI crap