Trucker's 110 year sentence for Colorado pile up sparks intense backlash: 'Miscarriage of justice'

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/us/truck-driver-rogel-aguilera-mederos-sentenced-outrage-protests-petition-colorado
Published: Dec 19, 2021
Author: Emma Colton
Post Date: 2021-12-19 22:35:34 by A K A Stone
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Millions of people are outraged after a Houston truck driver was sentenced to 110 years in prison for a deadly 2019 car pile-up in Colorado.

"Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, 23 has nothing on his driving record, or on his criminal history. He had complied with every single request by the Jefferson County courts, and investigators on the case. Hes [sic] passed all of the drug and alcohol tests that were given including a chemical test. This accident was not intentional, nor was it a criminal act on the drivers [sic] part," a petition on Change.org with more than 4 million signatures reads.

Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was sentenced in Colorado last Monday to 110 consecutive years in prison after he was found guilty on 27 counts in the 2019 crash that killed four people and injured others.

"I am not a criminal," he said at his sentencing while tearing up. "I am not a murderer. I am not a killer. When I look at my charges, we are talking about a murderer, which is not me. I have never thought about hurting anybody in my entire life."

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#1: Stoner    To: A K A Stone (#0)

Those opposed to his prison sentence are insane ! Granted, he should not have been given a CDL, but he is the one that was behind the wheel.

Stoner posted on 2021-12-20 09:41:24   Reply   Private Reply