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January 3, 2022

Colorado Governor Shortens 110-Year Sentence of Truck Driver
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In Colorado, Governor Jared Polis reduced the 110-year prison sentence
of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos to 10 years, calling the initial
lengthy sentence "unjust." The case of Aguilera-Mederos, a 26-year-old
driver from Cuba, triggered widespread condemnation, including a boycott
of Colorado led by other truck drivers in protest. Aguilera-Mederos has
said the brakes on his semi-trailer failed when driving downhill,
leading to a multi-vehicle pileup that killed four people in 2019. Many
are calling on the trucking company to be held liable for the crash.


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