A Clark County spokesman denied first responders were slow to act in extinguishing the fire caused by the crash involving former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III on Nov. 2.
Tina Tintor died after her Toyota Rav4 was engulfed in flames as a result of the crash.
"The captain on the scene reported that the vehicle was fully involved in fire upon arrival and the passenger compartment was not survivable for anyone inside," Erik Pappa said Thursday, per ESPN.com.
Pappa's statement came after Ruggs' attorneys claimed in a court filing that firemen waited for around 20 minutes to begin putting out the blaze.