DENVER--Colorado Gov.... Jared Polis on Thursday shortened the prison sentence of a truck driver convicted in a deadly crash to 10 years, drastically reducing his original 110-year term that drew widespread outrage. The decision on Rogel Aguilera-Mederos' sentence was among several year-end commutations and pardons issued by Polis. The move comes days after a judge scheduled a hearing for next month to reconsider the sentence at the request of the district attorney, who planned to ask that it b

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for December 20 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... Jones disagreed but opened the door for a review. Jay Tifickjian, acriminal defense attorney, told KDVR that he was surprised to see so many charges filed.... He said he knew the mandatory sentencing would likely result in a life sentence. GET THE FOX NEWS APP" I can’t think of the last case here, or anywhere else, where somebody committed a negligent or reckless crime that resulted in such a sen

GOLDEN, Colo.— A truck driver sentenced to 110 years for an explosive crash that killed four people in suburban Denver moved a step closer Monday to potentially having his prison term reduced.... Advertisement He said victims would be able to speak at the in-person hearing about whether Aguilera-Mederos, 26, should be resentenced.... In addition to the prosecution’s request to lower the sentence, Aguilera-Mederos has requested clemency from Colorado Gov....

The lawyer for truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos has vowed to appeal for clemency from Colorado Governor Jared Polis, as a petition for his release hit 4.5 million signatures and counting. Attorney James Colgan told KDVR that an application for clemency commutation for the jailed 26-year-old is “ in the works ”.... “ Part of the application process requires the findings and evaluations by the Department of Corrections be sent to the governor, ” he said.“ That isn’t the case with Mr.... On Mo

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for December 21 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... An arrest affidavit said that Aguilera-Mederos tried pulling over to the shoulder off the road, but another semi was already stopped there.... Workers clear debris from the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 on April 26, 2019, in Lakewood, Colo., following a deadly pileup involving a semi-truck hauling lumber....

Truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was sentenced on Dec.... According to The Associated Press, police said that after his brakes failed, Mederos drove past a truck ramp before the crash.... Lakewood Police Departmen via AP, FILE A police mugshot shows Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, a truck driver was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide after a deadly pileup on Interstate 70 near Denver on, April 25, 2019....