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Tina Tintor who died in Henry Ruggs III car crash mourned: 'You didn’t deserve to go'

A few blocks north of where the accident took place, at Tina Tintor's home, people brought flowers and candles

Support poured in from the community for Tina Tintor, the woman who died on Tuesday, November 2, in a deadly car accident involving former Raider Henry Ruggs III. A memorial is now growing where the crash took place. A few blocks north of where the accident took place, at Tintor's home, people brought flowers and candles. They sent their condolences to her family.

“He is a football player. He thinks he can go as fast as he wants and do what he wants,” said Margaret Orozzo, who lives in the neighborhood. “I did not think it would be a neighbor,” Margaret Orozzo said. “It’s close … real close to home.” Margaret and Maria Orozzo live near the deceased's family. “When we found out it was a female with her dog, now finding out she lives right here … it is sad,” said Margaret Orozzo. “It is a loss for them, it is a loss,” Maria Orozzo said.

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Support poured in for Tina Tintor online as social media users took to Twitter to express their grief for her death, and anger for Ruggs. "Tina isn't dead because someone made a "mistake". Tina is dead because someone drank WAY too much, made the conscious decision to drive impaired, and then proceeded to drive over 150 MPH to show off for a female. I hope the family files a civil suit against him. RIP Tina Tintor," one user wrote. "RIP Tina Tintor (and the dog). You definitely didn’t deserve to go so soon and in such an awful way. Taken far too soon by an idiot," wrote another.

"Tina Tintor. RIP. Just an unbelievable, sickening and avoidable tragedy. One horrible decision ended her life and ruined many others," one user wrote, while another wrote, "Nah. You don’t get a pass when you take a persons life. I’m sure he does know he messed up, doesn’t change the fact that Tina Tintor is gone and it’s his fault. You don’t get a pass when you willing decide to drive 2X the limit to impress a girl and go 156 mph." "RIP Tina Tintor. This was just such a preventable tragedy. I can’t even imagine what is was like for bystanders to hear her screaming and on fire. Just picturing that sentence is traumatizing jfc," one user said.

Henry Ruggs III narrowly escaped a fatal car crash on Tuesday morning, November 2. The accident resulted in one dead - a woman - and Ruggs and his female passenger injured. Following the fatal crash near Rainbow Boulevard and Spring Valley Parkway, Ruggs is facing DUI and reckless driving counts. Later the night, Las Vegas Raiders announced that they had released Ruggs.

When the accident took place, Ruggs was driving a Chevrolet Corvette at a "high rate of speed" north on Rainbow. He eventually went on to hit a Toyota Rav4 SUV from behind, which caught fire. The driver, a 23-year-old Las Vegas woman trapped in her seat, died. Police said that Ruggs, 22, who remained at the scene, showed signs of impairment. He and a female passenger were injured in the accident.