Family Of Henry Ruggs III's Victim Speaks Out Just Hours Before Surveillance Footage Showed NFL Player Speeding Ahead Of Fatal Crash
Nov. 5 2021, Published 1:47 p.m. ET
The family of Henry Ruggs III's victim is speaking out on the tragedy that killed Tina Tintor and her dog after the NFL player crashed into her car going 127 MPH Tuesday morning.
This comes just hours before a surveillance video showed Ruggs' Chevy Corvette speeding through the streets of Vegas at 156 MPH, just a block away from where the fatal accident took place.
The victim's brother, Djordje, claimed his parents are still in disbelief with the horrific tragedy.
"I almost can't even look at them," he said on Thursday. "Every time I look at them, it just breaks my heart." He added his parents, who came from Serbia to escape the war zone in 2000 before moving to Vegas, "are not comfortable with the attention" and "just want to grieve in their way."
Later in the day, Tintor's family lawyer released a statement saying they were "devastated" by Tina's death, who was the "light of her parents' life."
"Tina's tragic loss had devastated her family beyond a grief that could ever comprehend, " the statement read. "Family was everything to Tina, and she was the light of her parents' life. Tina lived in Las Vegas since she was a baby. She loved her 3-year-old Golden Retriever, Max, who passed alongside her Tuesday morning. "
They concluded the statement saying the family "appreciates privacy as they mourn" and "no further statements will be made from the family at this time."
Just hours after the family expressed their