Truck driving brehito gets 110 years because his brakes burned out and killed 4 people

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Nah breh they take that shyt very seriously. I have friends in the industry and one accident can get them dropped by their insurance or have rates jacked so high that it'll eat up whatever profit you were hoping to make.

Nowadays if I see a driver doing something extra stupid or dangerous I'll call the number but I won't identify the specific trailer number or even tell the dispatcher where I saw it so they can't track down the specific driver. I do that only bc I'm not trying to get people fired. I'll tell the dispatcher to just make a general comment to everyone about whatever it is I saw happening. I only started doing that bc a couple years ago I watched a dump truck run right over a woman on a bike. She was in the bike lane which is on the right side of the street. Truck was in right turning lane. He was supposed to yield but didn't and she got hit and dragged under. The bike and her body were mangled together. The guy wasn't criminally charged, just failure to yield.

I hope this guy gets his sentence reduced though.

I'm a truck driver. I've seen people light up my trailer to get the number off of it. I've had people take pictures of me. I've never even gotten a follow up call from safety. Just because it's reported doesn't mean it's valid. Calling in on a truck just because you feel they cut you off, didn't let you merge from the on ramp etc isn't going to get anyone fired or even talked to.

Edit - now if you can get video or verify an incident of property damage or harm that's different. But people will call in because a trailer tracked into their lane during a windstorm. Or the truck was going the speed limit but some geezer thought that was TOO fast.
 

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I'm a truck driver. I've seen people light up my trailer to get the number off of it. I've had people take pictures of me. I've never even gotten a follow up call from safety. Just because it's reported doesn't mean it's valid. Calling in on a truck just because you feel they cut you off, didn't let you merge from the on ramp etc isn't going to get anyone fired or even talked to.

Edit - now if you can get video or verify an incident of property damage or harm that's different. But people will call in because a trailer tracked into their lane during a windstorm. Or the truck was going the speed limit but some geezer thought that was TOO fast.


I believe if that calls pile up about that specific driver, they'll take notice of said driver.
 

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To be fair, this seems like a really unfortunate accident by a driver that probably wasn't that experienced. Not to mention it's very easy to hit 85MPH going downhill especially on a heavy truck.
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Clowns in here act like people are saying that he shouldn’t receive anything. No, he deserves some kind of punishment

But 110 years for an accident he had little control of? His days as a truck driver are already over, but his life shouldn’t be.

Like I said, he wasn’t under the influence and he wasn’t intentionally trying to put himself and other people in danger. It was an accident.
 

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Man convicted in deadly I-70 truck crash gets 110 years

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By: Robert Garrison
Posted at 4:10 PM, Dec 13, 2021

and last updated 7:30 PM, Dec 13, 2021
DENVER — The semi-truck driver convicted on several charges in connection with the April 2019 crash on Interstate 70 that killed four people was sentenced in a Jefferson County courtroom Monday.

Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was sentenced to 110 years in prison. Judge A. Bruce Jones said his hands were tied when it came to sentencing because of mandatory minimum laws in the state. He sentenced Aguilera-Mederos to the minimum in the range available to him on all counts, which must be served consecutively.

Recent Stories from thedenveOn Oct. 15, a jury convicted Aguilera-Mederos, 26, on 42 counts, including vehicular homicide, first-degree assault, attempted first-degree assault, reckless driving and careless driving. He was also convicted on multiple counts of careless driving, reckless driving, and vehicular assault, though the jury found he was not guilty on several counts of attempted first-degree assault.

On April 25, 2019, he was driving a semi-truck carrying lumber on eastbound I-70 down from the mountains into Lakewood. He told police he had lost control of his brakes, and when he encountered traffic that was stopped because of another crash on I-70, he drove on the shoulder before crashing into traffic at the Colorado Mills Parkway overpass.

Twenty-eight vehicles, including four semi-trucks, were damaged or caught on fire in the wake of the fiery crash. Investigators estimated he was going at least 85 miles an hour just before the crash.

Four people died in the crash from different vehicles and at least six others were injured, and the eastbound lanes of I-70 were closed in the area for more than a day.

All four victims were Coloradans:

  • Doyle Harrison, 61, of Hudson
  • William Bailey, 67, of Arvada
  • Miguel Angel Lamas Arrellano, 24, of Denver
  • Stanley Politano, 69, of Arvada
Aguilera-Mederos was working for a Houston-based trucking company at the time.

During the trial, prosecutors argued that Aguilera-Mederos could have taken steps to prevent the deadly crash, including using a runaway truck ramp miles before the crash, and that he “made a bunch of bad decisions” instead. His defense attorneys claimed he did not know the truck’s brakes were smoking or that he would not be able to stop his truck, though others testified at the trial that they had seen them smoking.

Before Judge Jones handed down his sentence, family and friends of Aguilera-Mederos spoke in support of the 26-year-old. His attorney argued that his actions were a series of negligent decisions, and he was overwhelmed with the situation. He contended that the judge was not bound by the mandatory-minimum sentences laws, citing previous court cases, and urged the judge to consider a lighter sentence. However, the judge did not agree.

Aguilera-Mederos also took to the podium in a tearful plea for leniency.

"I'm dying. It is hard to live with this trauma. I can't sleep. I'm thinking all [the time] about the victims. This was a terrible accident, I know. I take responsibility. But it was not intentional. I am not a criminal," Aguilera-Mederos said.

The judge also heard from the victims and family members of the victims, some through victim-impact statements read by the prosecution. Many of them said Aguilera-Mederos should have used the runaway truck ramp or veered off and away from the line of cars he crashed into.

Restitution will be determined at a later time.


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I jus heard about this...shyt is an injustice
 
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Cant say I agree with that sentencing. He needs to do some time, but life? Over an accident? That's not right. People who intentionally commit homicide have gotten less time. This country is trash.

What does it matter what the intent was? Due to this guy's inactions/actions, 4 people are now dead. shytty situation all around but it is what it is. He needs to be punished.
 

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Recent Stories from thedenveOn Oct. 15, a jury convicted Aguilera-Mederos, 26, on 42 counts, including vehicular homicide, first-degree assault, attempted first-degree assault, reckless driving and careless driving. He was also convicted on multiple counts of careless driving, reckless driving, and vehicular assault, though the jury found he was not guilty on several counts of attempted first-degree assault.

On April 25, 2019, he was driving a semi-truck carrying lumber on eastbound I-70 down from the mountains into Lakewood. He told police he had lost control of his brakes, and when he encountered traffic that was stopped because of another crash on I-70, he drove on the shoulder before crashing into traffic at the Colorado Mills Parkway overpass.

Twenty-eight vehicles, including four semi-trucks, were damaged or caught on fire in the wake of the fiery crash. Investigators estimated he was going at least 85 miles an hour just before the crash.

Four people died in the crash from different vehicles and at least six others were injured, and the eastbound lanes of I-70 were closed in the area for more than a day.
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I bolded how he got 110 years. 28 car pile up, 6 injuries, and 4 deaths. They got him a charge for each victim it seems.

But judge could have made him do it concurrently rather than one count by one count.
 

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I bolded how he got 110 years. 28 car pile up, 6 injuries, and 4 deaths. They got him a charge for each victim it seems.

But judge could have made him do it concurrently rather than one count by one count.
His lawyer got him messed up if you watch the footage. He should have taken a bench trial and plead guilty but he took a jury trial and was found guilty. Thats where the mandatory minimums hit.
 

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His lawyer got him messed up if you watch the footage. He should have taken a bench trial and plead guilty but he took a jury trial and was found guilty. Thats where the mandatory minimums hit.

The jury found him guilty but the judge set the sentence for mandatory minimums for every charge guilty. He could have easily given the guy concurrently, but judging from the truck drivers in the thread, he has too many errors.
 

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Cant say I agree with that sentencing. He needs to do some time, but life? Over an accident? That's not right. People who intentionally commit homicide have gotten less time. This country is trash.
How people have been killed by white drunk drivers only for them to get a few years. If he was a white lady, he'd do 110 days.
 

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Until we see how it happened like some inside dash cam, its hard to guage


If he was going 85 then he deserves serious jail time. Always drive like your brakes wont work and you have enough time to react. At 85, thats not possible.

He shouldve been even more cautious carrying fukkin lumber in damn semi truck
 
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