Henry Ruggs Car Crash Victim Tina Tintor Burned To Death, Coroner Says
Tina Tintor Ruggs Crash Victim Burned To Death ... Coroner Says
The woman Henry Ruggs slammed his Corvette into in a fiery car crash last month burned to death ... officials revealed on Tuesday.
According to reps from the Clark County coroner's office in Nevada, Tintor "died from thermal injuries due to a motor vehicle collision."
The officials added other contributing causes to the death included "inhalation of products of combustion, fractures of the nasal bones, right sided ribs, and left forearm, and a left hemothorax."
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The officials ruled the death accidental.
As we previously reported, Ruggs is accused of drunkenly causing the accident ... after officials say he was speeding with a .161 BAC before he rammed his sportscar into the back of Tintor's RAV4 at around 3:39 a.m. on Nov. 2 in Las Vegas.
In 911 calls, obtained by TMZ Sports, you can hear witnesses telling dispatchers the fire surrounding Tintor's car following the collision was intense.
"It's almost all gone," a woman said of Tintor's fire-engulfed vehicle ... adding, "and I think someone is in it."
Ruggs has been hit with five charges -- including four felonies -- for his alleged role in the crash ... and prosecutors say he's facing over 50 years in prison if he's convicted on all counts.
