Colorado Governor Jared Polis commuted the sentence of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, who killed four people and injured others in a massive pile-up on Interstate 70 in 2019.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commuted the 110-year sentence of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos to 10 years.from 110 years to 10 after more than 5 million people signed a petition calling for leniency.
“Your highly unusual sentence highlights the lack of uniformity between sentences for similarly situated crimes, which is particularly true when individuals are charged with offenses that require mandatory minimum sentences. The semitrailer Aguilera-Mederos was driving crashed into 12 cars and three other semitrailers, killing four people and injuring others.
“I know they have trauma, I know, I feel that,” he said. “But please, don’t be angry with me…I was working hard for a better future for my family. I have never thought about hurting anybody in my entire life.”
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