Vegas judge: Doctors won't testify in Ruggs fatal crash case

[Sherman A1]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors are entitled to blood test results in their felony drunk-driving case against former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III, but they can't ask doctors to tell what Ruggs said about the fiery fatal crash or his injuries, a Las Vegas judge said Thursday.

Justice of the Peace Pro Tem Robert Walsh told attorneys for Ruggs and Kiara Je'nai Kilgo-Washington, Ruggs' girlfriend, that he'll issue a written order in their bid to invoke Nevada privacy laws and limit information that prosecutors receive.

"The blood test results will be released, in addition to the authentication of the medical records," Walsh said. "Nothing to do with conversations or treatment as to any patient-doctor relationship."
Kilgo-Washington's attorney, Peter Christiansen, said his client is alleged to have been a victim in the case and the state isn't legally entitled to any of her medical records.

https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/vegas-judge-doctors-wont-testify-in-ruggs-fatal-crash-case

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. Seems reasonable ... this is as slam-dunk as it gets anyway ...

Lack of 'doctor's testimony' won't mean shit.

Certainly agree with the passenger/girlfriend's medical records being entirely irrelevant.

Though reading between the lines, I suspect they're no longer bf/gf and she's planning on suing him as well.

[More_Cowbell]

2. His girlfriend's injuries are relevant to the reckless driving charge

I think that her injuries are relevant, since prosecutors are charging Riggs with causing injuries to his girlfriend.