Trucker Rogel Aguilera-Mederos' sentence reduced from 110 to 10 years
Colorado Governor Jared Polis commuted the sentence Thursday, calling the trucker's original sentencing "disproportionate" to his crime.
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos
Trucker's sentence reduced from 110 to 10 years
After a public outcry, Colorado Governor Jared Polis has commuted the sentence of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos to 10 years after he was originally sentenced to 110 years for a 2019 crash that killed four people.
Judge to reconsider trucker's 110-year prison sentence
Nearly 5 million people have signed a petition calling on Colorado Governor Jared Polis to grant clemency for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos.
DA to seek much shorter sentence for trucker in deadly crash
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was given 110 years but millions signed a petition calling for the term to be cut. Celebrities and fellow truckers are also backing him.
Millions sign petition after trucker driver gets 110-year sentence
A truck driver was sentenced earlier this week to 110 years in prison for a 2019 crash that left four people dead and several others injured in Colorado. By Friday, more than 3 million people had signed a petition, asking Colorado Governor Jared Polis to grant clemency to Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, or commutation for time served. CBSN Denver's Rick Sallinger reports.
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