Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III admitted his guilt on Wednesday in causing the traffic accident that killed 23-year-old Las Vegas resident Tina Tintor and her dog, Max.

Ruggs entered guilty pleas to driving under the influence of alcohol and/or controlled or prohibited substance resulting in death and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter during an appearance on Wednesday in the 8th Judicial District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas.

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Judge Jennifer Schwartz set Ruggs’ sentencing for Aug. 9.

After Wednesday’s court action, the family of Tintor issued a statement through its attorney, Farhan R. Naqvi.

“Today, like every day, we remember Tina and Max,” the statement read, “and how they were taken from us that fateful night. No sentence will every bring Tina and Max back, but we hope that everyone learns from this preventable incident so that no other families suffer like we do. We appreciate the efforts of the district attorney’s office to overcome the issues caused by the initial investigation, and we look forward to putting this behind us so that we can focus on honoring the memories of Tina and Max.”

Law-enforcement authorities said Ruggs was driving more than three times the speed limit with a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit in Nevada when he caused the fatal crash on Nov. 2, 2021.

The former Alabama standout had faced five charges and could have been sent to prison for more than 50 years if convicted on all of them.

Instead, Ruggs’ attorneys reached an agreement to have their client plead guilty to two charges in exchange for a sentence that will be at least three years and no more than 10 years of incarceration by the Nevada Department of Corrections.

After Ruggs’ court appearance on Wednesday, his attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, also issued a statement.

“Henry entered his plea today in hopes that it will further the process of healing the wounds caused by the accident,” the statement read. “We will make a more complete statement once the Honorable Court has fully accepted the resolution.”

The Clark County Office of the Coroner determined Tintor died from “thermal injuries due to a motor-vehicle collision.”

The Coroner’s Office also determined that significant conditions contributing to Tintor’s death “were inhalation of products of combustion, fractures of the nasal bones, right-sided ribs and left forearm, and a left hemothorax.” (A hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung.)

The State of Nevada had contended Ruggs was at fault in a deadly accident that occurred in Las Vegas at 3:39 a.m. Nov. 2, 2021. That’s when a Corvette driven by Ruggs struck a Toyota RAV4 driven by Tintor.

Law-enforcement authorities say Ruggs’ Corvette was traveling at 156 mph 2.5 seconds before impact and 127 mph at the time of the collision. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department used data from the car’s airbag control module to find those speeds.

The Las Vegas police department reported tests on Ruggs at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada within two hours of the accident showed he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.161 percent. The legal limit in Nevada is 0.08 percent.

After his bail was set at $150,000 on Nov. 3, 2021, Ruggs was released into an electronic-monitoring program.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.