India, June 12 -- Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III has been denied parole by the Nevada Board of Parole, a spokesperson confirmed to The Athletic, nearly three years into his prison sentence for a drunken driving crash that killed 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog in November 2021.

Ruggs who is 27, had been seeking release on his earliest eligible date of August 5. He has the right to appeal the decision. If he does not appeal or is not granted parole, he will become eligible again in roughly a year.

In November 2021, Ruggs was driving his Chevrolet Corvette at speeds of up to 156 mph with a blood alcohol level of 0.161%, more than twice Nevada's legal limit, when his car slammed into the back of an SUV carrying ...