LAS VEGAS -- On the drive home from an overnight shift at Paris Casino, Pedja Komazec came upon a crash scene. To his right, a burned husk of metal rested in the middle of the road. He couldn't tell whether it was a car or an SUV; its features had melted into anonymity.
On the curb sat a crumpled Corvette that belonged to Las Vegas Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III. But that news hadn't gotten out yet. It was hours before daylight on Nov. 2. By the time Komazec neared South Rainbow Boulevard that morning, fire had consumed whatever was in the street.