Judge blasts Colorado governor for reducing truck driver's sentence by 100 years
A judge who ordered a Colorado trucker to spend 110 years behind bars for killing four in a fiery crash has called out the governor for his lack of "respect" in slashing the sentence by 100 years before the hearing could take place.
Colorado judge slams Gov. Polis' lack of 'respect' in reducing truck driver's sentence by 100 years
A judge who ordered a Colorado trucker to spend 110 years behind bars for killing four in a fiery crash – and who was set to hear arguments to have the man resentenced later this month – has called out the governor for his lack of "respect" in slashing the sentence by 100 years before the hearing could take place.
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Colorado judge sets hearing to consider request to lower trucker's 110-year sentence
A Colorado judge is set to consider a request from prosecutors to reduce the sentence of a truck driver who caused a fiery 28-car pileup on a highway that killed four people. He was sentenced to 110 years in prison, drawing outrage from across the country, but prosecutors are now asking for his sentence to be reduced to 20 to 30 years.
NICU babies dress in Christmas outfits at Colorado hospital
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Colorado DA asks court to reconsider truck driver’s 110-year sentence in deadly fiery crash
The legal team for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, 26, has submitted an application for clemency with Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.
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Calls for leniency grow for trucker sentenced to 110 years in deadly Colorado highway crash
An online petition has gathered millions of signatures calling for leniency for a 26-year-old truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for vehicular homicide in an explosive accident at the base of a Colorado mountain highway that killed four people in 2019.
Millions sign petition asking for clemency for trucker sentenced to 110 years for deadly pileup
Days after a truck driver was sentenced to 110 years in prison for causing a fiery pileup that killed four people on a Colorado highway, millions have signed an online petition asking for his sentence to be reduced.
Colorado trucker in deadly pileup gets 110 years in prison, becomes emotional at sentencing
The deadly crash caused a 28-vehicle chain-reaction wreck that ruptured gas tanks, causing flames that consumed several vehicles and melted parts of the highway.
Colorado crews rescue cat stuck on light pole for days
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Omicron COVID-19 case detected in Colorado
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