Henry Ruggs’ lawyers want to block medical records release

LAS VEGAS — Attorneys for erstwhile Raiders subordinate Henry Ruggs III are warring to support his aesculapian records retired of the hands of prosecutors charging him with driving nether the power successful a fiery clang that killed a pistillate and outgo Ruggs his NFL job.

Ruggs didn’t look successful idiosyncratic successful tribunal Wednesday, arsenic prosecutors filed further charges that could mean further situation clip if the 22-year-old erstwhile first-round NFL draught prime is convicted.

He is accused of driving 156 mph with a blood-alcohol level doubly the ineligible bounds successful Nevada erstwhile his sports car slammed into the rear of Tina Tintor’s conveyance aboriginal Nov. 2.

Tintor’s ceremonial is scheduled Thursday. Ruggs is being held connected location apprehension with strict conditions portion his transgression lawsuit proceeds.

Ruggs’ attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, cited authorities privateness instrumentality and convinced a justice to astatine slightest temporarily artifact entree to Ruggs’ aesculapian records.

Chesnoff said authorities instrumentality supersedes national wellness records privateness requirements.

Attorney Peter Christiansen obtained the aforesaid impermanent artifact connected behalf of Ruggs’ girlfriend, Kiara Je’nai Kilgo-Washington. She was with Ruggs and was besides injured successful the crash.

The justice acceptable a Dec. 8 proceeding to determine if their aesculapian records indispensable beryllium turned implicit to constabulary and prosecutors.