his brakes had failed killing four people, the sentence of a truck driver goes from 110 to 10 years in prison
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his brakes had failed killing four people, the sentence of a truck driver goes from 110 to 10 years in prison

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By SudOuest.fr with AFP

This truck driver had killed four people in a road accident. His first conviction led to a strong online mobilization

Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, a truck driver, was finally sentenced on Thursday, December 30, to 10 years in prison in the US state of Colorado for having killed four people in a traffic accident. In a first trial, he was sentenced to 110 years in prison.

Quickly, indignant Internet users mobilized. More than 5 million people, including reality star Kim Kardashian, have asked for clemency for the Cuban immigrant in a petition. In April 2019, his brakes failed on a descent while carrying timber. In its mad rush, his truck caused the pile-up of 28 vehicles.

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“Unfair punishment”

In a letter addressed to the defendant, Jared Polis, governor of Colorado, himself admitted that the length of this sentence was “quite simply not proportional (to) the actions” of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos. Nor with the sentences imposed on others for similar crimes.

“There is an urgent need to remedy this unjust sentence and to restore confidence in the regularity and fairness of our criminal justice system. I have decided to commute your sentence now, ”he added. The truck driver will be eligible for parole from December 2026.

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