Driver gets 110 years in fiery I-70 crash that killed 4
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- Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was found guilty on 27 counts, including four counts of vehicular manslaughter, after the April 2019 crash near Lakewood.
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No drugs or alcohol in his system, his breaks went out, he should’ve got time served. What the hell is going on here actual murderers and even drunk drivers get lesser time. This is insane and this judge should receive a life sentence
It was a jury trial. Not the judges doing.
@@ALEX336X judge does the sentencing
@@Gordoh20 He handed down the sentence and the verdict from the Jury, yes. The judge himself was not responsible for giving him all that time. The jury found him guilty and the charges carried minimums of that much time. My guess would be the judge would have given him significantly less time because he himself said he doesn't think he should be in prison for life.
@@ALEX336X the jury isn’t the one who decides the time for each charge that’s up to the judge the only thing the jury is there for is to determine weither or not he is guilty or innocent they do not pick they amount of time to be served for each charge final say on sentencing is up to the judge
He's mexican
110 years to that Judge! This was a Dispicable ruling! Criminals, Rapist and people intentionally going into a shooting spree do not get 110 years! Shame on everyone including the victims family for thinking this hard working man with no Criminal records deserves life in prison for a traffic accident 😢
The jurors are who decided he was guilty, the sentence is mandatory.
When you knowingly make a bad decision you can hardly call it an accident. He knowingly drove into stopped traffic killing 4 innocent people and injuring many others. He deserves everything he has coming to him. Justice for the grieving families and their lost loved ones may they have closure knowing that he'll never be able to hurt anyone else ever again.
@@sshyshy6097 his brakes failed that's why
@@sshyshy6097 you're a fkn dip shit your youtube music list confirms it!
wow , you must have missed the fact that the judge had no choice, it was the state minimum that he gave the driver, way to be a complete fucking idiot
Put them behind the wheel of an out of control semi doing 85mph and see what kind of decisions they make
Bro I said the same thing
Exactly!!!
Bull crap ! That’s way to harsh!
10 years would have been enough. He didn’t shoot up a public area! This ain’t justified....
I’m with ya!
Well Colorado citizens made it so. Colorado loves their mandatory minimums and that is what he got. Not saying it is right, but the citizens have a long track record of neutering judges, and empowering prosecutors.
MASSE SHOOTER GET LIFE HE GOT MORE THEN LIFE
Exactly! Unfair for him who didn’t do it intentionally. Many have shoot public areas, especially schools and have not been sentenced yet??????
I am from Germany. I am shocked. It's so inhuman. In Germany he would not have received a prison sentence for it. That was a tragic accident. What kind of rule of law is that. The sentences in the US are so ridiculous. The man is not a serial killer or a murderer !!!
I've seen a case of a drunk driver killing a Navy soldier and got 4-5 years. This was a brake malfunction and he gets life?! I'm really bugging! Please tell me what I missed!
He ain't white Latino ppl need to stand up
Video was less than five minutes and they said why. Mandatory minimum. Colorado citizens are to blame. Not the judge... maybe the prosecutor because they could have moderated what they charged him with knowing the mandatory minimums for each crime.
@@milehighlee8092 Here we go, another idiot bringing race into it. Those laws cover everyone. This dude killed people through his ignorance and deserves a life sentence. Got it?
@@sj4632 Yeah but that doesn’t warrant a life sentence. That’s harsh for someone who’s intention wasn’t to kill anyone.
@@23raid Those are the laws in that state. Maybe this guy shouldn’t have took this job if he wasn’t 100% sure about what he was doing.
The school shooter in Texas had a lesser sentence..🤔 and that was intentional.
110 years. All jurors and the judge will go to hell for this.
Yes!
110 years is an intense sentence. I literally feel bad for this young man. These perverted police officers can intentionally kill someone and explode without being charged. This young trucker does not deserve any harsh punishment.
Wild biased accusations and that fake suit.
Idk about the police part but this sentence is way to much
He chose to bypass 4 runaway truck ramps and plenty of Green patches and ditches. He then CHOSE to drive his semi into stopped traffic. For 27 charges including the 4 deaths and injuring many others the sentence is fair. Light but fair. He originally had 40 charges. No one should be surprised by the sentence. He was looking at hard time from the beginning.
@@1611AuthorizedVersion he didn’t choose to go 85 mph on purpose…his breaks went out going down hill! He panic like any other inexperienced driver would…
@@Julianchis911 He neglected to inspect his brakes before he got in the truck. Tractor trailers are known to lose their brakes if you ride the brake all the way down the mountain, it burns them up. He should’ve been going down that mountain much, much slower and in a lower gear so he doesn’t ride the brakes and they go out. It likely his fault the brakes burned up. He passed 4 run away ramps and could have ran off the road but he used PEOPLE to stop his truck thinking he’d have a better chance to live. He had time to think as he was going all the way down the mountain out of control AND CHOSE PEOPLE! People caught it on tape him driving erratically and almost hitting people doing 85. It is so sad. I feel bad for everyone involved.
Are you serious 110 years… There is no justice!!! Murderers aren’t even required to have bail anymore.. disgraceful
A convicted murderer is not eligible for bail. This man was convicted of four counts of vehicular manslaughter. So which side of the coin are you trying to play? Or is it all just shit, and nothing is correct?
@@ShainAndrews manslaughter, because the truck that he was driving that it belong to a company was fucked up?
@@atr0citus406 Driver is responsible for the brake adjustment, and the use of the brakes. No semi operator with any competency rides their brakes down that grade, and when they do they end up in the run away truck ramps. Negligence can cost you your freedom.
@@ShainAndrews ok, there was a case down here in Florida that the guy was racing and he killed a mother and her toddler and got 30 years and this dude gets 110
@@atr0citus406 Unfortunately that is the USA. The U doesn't mean shit. Every state is different. This guy was convicted on all 27 charges. State law has mandatory minimums on some of the charges. Judge was required by law to sentenced him to 110 years. Judge even said on the record he would have sentenced less. Colorado citizens voted the mandatory minimums... now many of them are screaming it is unjust. It's a fucked up state. One of the reasons I left it.
Malfunction on brakes? 110 years? Am I missing something?
Negligent driving caused the brakes to fail. Negligence by not using the provided run away truck ramps for exactly this situation. State law mandatory minimum. Judge couldn't do anything about it.
@@ShainAndrews so ur a truck driver?
@@ColoRadoSNOWrider 🤦
@@ColoRadoSNOWrider
☝ with a name like that
I wouldn't be talking about been
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@@trucking4crypto195 not saying the guy deserves 110 years but most important question here is if the death if 4 people could've been avoided.
The driver managed the situation poorly, from the beginning of his shift to the accident,this could have been avoided.
I've been driving since 2017!!!!
This is embarrassing as Americans we should be ashamed that he got life for his break failure
Do you know truckers are supposed to check their trucks every single day every time they step into that cab? This is no one else’s fault but the man that murdered those four people. Cope
@@Slap7481 do you know that shit happens out of nowhere?
@@Xix305 do you know that they have runaway truck ramps for that exact reason did you know they have brake check areas to check and if it your brakes still fail you take runaway truck ramps everyone who has a CDL whether foreign or not knows this and anyone who says otherwise either isn't a trucker or is an entitled ignoramus
@@Demonslayer-bd4qyhow you gonna use truck ramps if there's a traffic in front of you u fucking idiot?
I saw on the news there is a shortage of CDL drivers and looking at stories like this one makes people who were considering this career look somewhere else immediately.
Why? He was going double the speed limit and intentionally drove past a runaway ramp
@@sshyshy6097 if your brakes go out and you're driving a semi-truck see how fast your truck goes without being able to stop ..your obviously speaking about it without having no experience on being a commercial driver. Some of these drivers get put on the road with very little training that's how much the industry is hurting for drivers.
@@sshyshy6097 You clearly don't know what happens when brakes fail on a slope, The truck can''t be controlled!
As a former trucker I can assure you that it’s near damn impossible to control a truck with failed brakes. I remember my first 2 weeks of trucking my brakes failed and I had 0 control of what that 90,000 lbs truck and trailer will steer. Luckily after air pumping the brakes nearly 100 times I came to a slow stop.
@@sshyshy6097 you are an example of ignorance with a mouth
As a class A driver you are supposed to conduct a pre trip inspection every time you stop and every time you start your day or load… signs would have been picked up… if you use a runaway ramp you or your company will be charged… and it’s a big bill..maybe it was his fault as far as decisions on equipment check or the miss chance to pull off onto the runaway ramp but for one event even though there was loss of life I don’t feel 110 years was reasonable. Sad situation
I agree with you. How sad.
100 too many maybe 10
5
Anything can happen on the way and if your a truck driver you should know that
He wasnt experience and its
this isn't over keep watching yes he deserves time but not 110 years school shooters get less
YES ! Like Ethan Crumpley he only got 100 years for killing up to seven people and injuring eight and he literally was posting everywhere that he was going to do it but no one did anything about it
guys I feel really bad for this guy but 110 years is a little to much. A couple 2-4 years would do but not that many years. Maybe he doesn't even deserve to go to jail. This made me cry tbh
Man trying to feed his family and run into any accident or incident while working should not receive such a cruel sentence.
I want to hear you say that if it was your daughter that got killed because of his irresponsibility period when you have a CDL that means you are a professional driver so therefore just like a school bus driver you are taught Defensive Driving in case of accidents he was more worried about his own life that is why you did not take the ramp used for truck drivers whose brakes cut off it stopped working it is uphill in order to slow down a truck 4 people lost their lives because she chose not to take it
He missed multiple runaway truck ramps and then killed 4 people
@@yvetteesandoval6638 point taken, deaths are not easy and my condolences to those families, I am a licensed CDL driver and I have had them since 2003 to current. Yes he could have taken the ramp that is his fault, but what if he panicked, yea you can say all you may about defense driving but in the real world you got about a half a sec to think and a half a sec to react and he should be punished but 110 years, that's cruel and unjustified, let's not forget these murders wasn't intentional.
@@f.c.m4367 Panicking is not justification or an excuse to drive your semi into stopped traffic.
For 27 convictions including the 4 deaths and injuring many others the sentence is more than fair. The more crimes you commit the longer your sentence is. It's really that simple.
@@f.c.m4367 driver to driver, Whar exactly did he think was going to happen. That stretch of highway isn't a stretch you can ride out. He should have taken the runaway ramp.
I am from Germany. I am shocked. It's so inhuman. In Germany he would not have received a prison sentence for it. That was a tragic accident. What kind of rule of law is that. The sentences in the US are so ridiculous. The man is not a serial killer or a murderer !!!
Especially for not being white privileged
Welcome to America, where the justice system is corrupt.
@@juanarguelles9290 it’s built for the rich not minorities
@@bribeltran7353 agreed
He had a chance to stop the situation he chose not to. He had options but didn’t use them.
Fuck I'm crying. My heart goes out to everyone.
If his brakes went out it's kind of hit not his fault why did he get a 110 years
it seems harsh to me
First. Commercial drivers are 100% responsible for their brakes. If they catastrophically fail the driver is still responsible.
Second. Operators must not use their brakes as the sole means of slowing down such a grade. Down shift, engine brake are the primary methods of maintaining speed on a downgrade.
Third. There are run away truck ramps to be used if a truck gets away from the driver.
Fourth. Per the law the judge could not modify the sentence any shorter than 110 years.
So he was negligent, resulting in the death of four people. Not saying 110 years is appropriate. The facts of the case yielded 27 convictions. This case proves that driving semi's does in fact require skill.
When white ppl die it's different
@@ShainAndrews you don’t know shit about a semi if you haven’t driven one brakes can fail at any fucken time
@@javierperez2932 Oh yeah... what happens when they "fail"
Being a truck driver myself it's very clear this man is only guilty of being an inexperienced driver.
With proper training this would not of happened
Companies could care less who and where they put behind the wheel until they are held responsible for their actions nothing will change
You and your like minded drivers being a super trucker are now enjoying getting revenge on steering wheel holders. Congratulations.
100% he wasn't experienced. As a trucker if I was in that situation, first thing I would do is turn on that Jake brake on and ride the shoulder and downshift that Beast to a crawl. I feel for the rookie and all the people that lost their lives that day. Shame on you judicial system.
@@yamanawrooz5132 my friend I'm not sure what you mean by that response driving truck isn't as simple as getting a CDL and jumping in a truck without the proper training unfortunately these things are going to happen
85mph loaded going down grade tells me the man has no idea what he's doing.
I've drove for enough companies to see this happen most could care less if a driver is experienced for the loads they'll be hauling or if they're experienced with steep grades.
There's a saying in truck driving a driver can successfully take a ramp under posted speed limit everytime but only once to fast.
We not only drive the truck but and a very close second the Load, Road Conditions and Traffic.
I'm not against any man/woman out to make a living even if they're over confedent in their abilities
But I am against these companies that only care about their bottom line.
Bruh I’m an truck driver myself what do you mean inexperienced driver if you were faced in that situation and your brakes stopped working what would you do? Pull the parking brake? Hop out of the truck? You taking like it could’ve been a better outcome he could’ve did you sound dumb
@@caneloalavarez8131 Ricky Bobby already answered your question. YOU DOWNSHIFT THE CRAP OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. Who cares if the transmission blows up? His transmission was good and his steering wheel was good so you do the math. I have been in a car before with no brakes and the first thing I thought was downshift the transaxle and crash into something other than people.
As a proud American, that has stood by this justice system through everything over the past few years I always gave the benefit of the doubt to the system. I am broken at hearing this news. It’s one of the most despicable sentences I’ve ever heard. A man working, making a living in a tough and dangerous profession being sent away for life with criminals he has nothing in common with. Might as well give him the chair. Poor kid man I really hope this is changed.
exactly!! the kid that killed a girl while driving like a maniac in his Lamborghini that daddy gave him got 7 months of house arrest!!! Just disgusting!!
I feel bad for everyone. Even the defendant. But, more for the victims families.
Because you're white😂😂
He deserves time, but 110 years is excessive. When I was in college, we had a pedophilic sex offender move in a few blocks away from my campus house after serving his 35-year sentence. A few weeks after his arrival, there were multiple attempted abductions and break-ins that resulted in female students getting raped. Some of these events occurred in broad daylight. I was terrified as a 20 year-old living with 4 other girls. I carried a taser in my hand every time I stepped outside the house. It baffles me how horrible sickos that intentionally commit heinous crimes get released, yet this man regretfully caused an accident and he’s spending the rest of his life in prison. I would be okay having Rogel as my neighbor any day.
We get it , you don’t have to comment this on every video
Killed 4 injured 36 people
@@abramrick3079 it needs to be commented every time she feels, it’s her story. Who are you to try and sensor her? If you don’t like it, keep scrolling!
@@sshyshy6097 It wasn't intentional and the company shouldn't have given him a truck with faulty breaks. I'm not saying the driver didn't make his own mistakes, but its not entirely his fault. I personally think 110 years is excessive. You're entitled to your own opinion.
@@sshyshy6097 You're desperate cry for attention has been heard. If you're being held hostage in a basement and need help😉2x.
This is so sad he don't deserve to be in prison at all for his breaks going out !
what if he was a white american 🤔
A slap in the wrist and tell him to be careful next time.
@@juniorreyes1532 facts
This kid was working for crying out loud! You guys are treating him like a criminal like his intention was to kill this is horribly wrong! If he would have been Caucasian it never would have turned out this way! This is an injustice this is WRONG!!!
The majority hears you and agrees with you. It's an injustice.
If he was Caucasian it would’ve been a “hate crime,” lol
How is 110 years a mandatory minimum sentence? Y???? That's beyond insane
He deserved a few years alright, but the trucking company deserved to be punished way more
This guy had a couple of chances to take that semi truck on the off ramp. What was he thinking
Bro wtf wtf wtf is going in America?
America is taking a head dive into the deep end. abandon ship if u want my opinion.
I hope that his lawyers can get this sentence reduced. He needs to be accountable for negligence, but this is WAY too much.
Yes this is crazy the man breaks gave out on him at that he had no control of the car! Wow, that's too much time for that man, I know they lost love ones bit come on 🥺
For me my opinion: NOBODY IN COURT DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD
Wrong!! Any commercial driver knows about brake fade, he knew to take that ramp, he is guilt as sin
Turtle hermit ty. He is guilty. 28 would of been good.
Can someone create a petition? This isn’t right.
Y’all going after the wrong guy blame whoever the maintenance crew was. Shoot even whoever trained him. Bro was probably scared going that fast without brakes I can promise he didn’t wanna crash. 110 years? Strip bros license and make where he can’t work a automotive job. Even put bro probation maybe. But prison time ? What’s that gonna do? Ruin another lie in accident that was mostly the maintenance crews fault???? Shame on the system for that. My heart goes out to the driver and the victims. As for the those testifying against him please open your hearts and understand he’s not to blame for your love ones deaths it’s the company supplying crappy trucks and training
Well said!
This makes me don’t even want to drive anymore man smh
Scary to see how many "professional drivers" think he should have walked Scott free.
So you think 110 years is justified?
he did make that decision to turn into parked cars at 85 mph, knowing what his truck would do to them, rather then into the back of another semi parked, practically commiting suicide. That is one scary decision to make. I could see how scared he was limping down the side of the road. poor dude
110 years is too much ,it’s mechanical brake failure, Not like he is driving high on drugs 💊 and alcohol 🍺
I will tell anyone to never get in trucking because of this “accident”.
Thats messed up, that young man made a horrible mistake at work.. and is paying an excessive price! Did yall not see the prison sentence for the Humboldt Crash in Saskatchewan Canada? the driver killed half a bus full of kids and got 8 years.. Drunk drivers who kill get lesser sentences, system is backwards.
110 is alot but 25 yrs definitely
Disgusting sentence for an accident. He was probably so scared. Trying to stop how can you be readonable? 110 years
...maybe 1 deserved.....gross sentence. I will be on this immediately.
so sad....110 years is extreme for an accident.
This is disgusting. America fucking do better. You can’t control if your brakes break. But you allow parents who abuse their children to get them back and they end up murdering them. Ok. I remember hearing a 911 call about a family trapped in a car whose brakes stopped working and they all died because of it. Would they have been sentenced???? Disgusting
Shame on you justice system. This poor guy doesn't deserve prison, he was clean, no alcohol or drugs in his system. Maybe he missed the off ramp, but you can't give him 110 years for that, not even 5 years! I am sorry that people got killed, but if the brakes failed, then there was not much he could do.. Shame on the American justice system!!
You can do pretrips every time and things still can go wrong .just like a blow out it's can happen anytime .I feel bad for this guy .
20 years max. Not 110.
This poor guy don't deserve all these years in prison he's just trying to make a living it was an accident
This is what happens when you give a CDL license to a young man with No experience, especially around mountains, he drove pass Two Emergency Run Away Truck Ramps and didn't use them . If he would of used the Emergency Run Away Truck Ramp , there would of be No accident , he wouldn't of gone to jail and those 4 innocent souls would have been alive. I've been driving trucks for over 35 years and it SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME , how easy a person With No Experience could get a CDL License. The government needs to change the Laws on CDL Schools and Testing for New People that want to become a truck drivers . My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the 4 innocent souls that died and also to this young man that made a terrible choice on not using the Emergency Run Away Truck Ramp .
Does he deserve 110 yrs
@@PayMeDontDelayMe219 No
@@Blowntwice8087 I think whoever granted him his CDL should be held accountable as well. He didn't used the emergency run off ramps. That's a red flag. System is broken my friend. I pray for everyone that's involved. Familys and friends
@@PayMeDontDelayMe219 The issue is he's only 22 and No experience driving Tractor Trailers especially in the mountains, the Company should be held liable . There's many accidents involving young truck drivers that end up killing innocent people, that don't make the news .
Colorado has murders rapist serial killers they have never been charged 41 counts bs.If he would of had a dream team he would be out!That is the point! Look it up !
I wanted to start driving trucks oh hell nahh I’m not going anymore
Rip to the victims
But this dude needs to be released
No, he was an incompetent driver who chose not to use the runaway truck ramps! No lesser sentence!
This is NOT RIGHT!!!! 110 years over an accident because of faulty brakes? Are you kidding me? This is NOT JUSTICE!
Wow this was an accident i swear these laws make my blood boil 😤😤😤 may god be with this young man and free him!!!
The sentence is for a Hispanic guy we know that they will never be fair to us or with Afroamerican drivers no more trucks to colorado state I will not put my drivers at risk. We need to stay united we need to do something
damn poor guy, that really sucks😮💨🥴
"PreTrip Inspections" were created to prevent incidents like this. There is no EXCUSE. YOU the DRIVER are Responsible for your truck's failures. After passing the Emergency Exit Ramp & Ramming into a bunch of innocent people because u are afraid to take a nose dive is COWARDLY. U get no SYMPATHY From Me.
Hmm and mass murders get a slap on the wrist and get to walk free. The justice system is broken
110 years?! I feel for everyone but damn why 110 years? Nobody is going to investigate this?
WOW 🥺 breaks my heart 💔😥
This was not fair at all.. smh 🤦♂️
It was an honest mistake! I hope 🤞 he gets another chance.. sorry to da families that lost there love ones.. peace & LOVE 🙏😥💔💔💔💔
As a trucker myself currently, and definitely feels this young man doesn’t deserve such a ridiculous sentence,the only thing I would have done in this situation KNOWING my breaks failed on that steep grade…..I would have jumped out the truck on one of the off ramps before. That way I would have left it up to fate but give myself a fighting chance to survive while having the safety of others as my main concern At 85 mph! Of course I’m prolly gonna have scratches, burns, most likely some bones broken or fractured but letting the truck roll with no brakes is deadly. Hope you guys understand where I’m coming from and keep in mind, I’m a truck and am in total disagreement with the sentence😒
Uh jumping out of ur truck on an emergency ramp is fucking stupid. It slows ur truck down. The only thing ur gonna do is jam ur lifeless body beneath ur truck like an idiot while it comes to a safe stop.
This is a HORRIBLE ruling … 110 years for an accident
what the hell i remember years back a woman crashed a vehicle with a pregnant women inside and her husband and he died and she lost her baby. and the lady who went to jail only got 4 years ?? and he gets 110 ?
Kinda scares me, not sure what evidence they had to convict him. But it seems like this ruling was based on the public feelings and not evidence. This was an accident. There was no crime
@@potatoboidvidi You're desperate cry for attention has been heard. If you're being held hostage in a basement and need help😉2x.
But a drunk driver gets 10 years and probation??? WTF is wrong with people??
Wtf!this could have happened to anyone of us.. its not like he was under the influence of a drug or alcohol... as a commercial driver this could've easily been anyone of us. To have hate in your heart towards this kid is just has bad as the ACCIDENT! It's not like he planned this, I mean he could've died as well. No one knows what us drivers go through on a daily basis and if you driver. If you've never been behind the wheel of a rig you'll never have any idea how hard it actually is to drive 10hr days just to make sure yall get the clothes food etc that everyone buys from stores. This is just freaking wrong in so many ways..forgiveness is what sets the heart free of pain.
he shouldn't receive any sentence for a traffic accident. what is wrong with YOU people?
Man, I just watched a couple of the reports to understand what really happened here. This is a terrible case of bad luck with these brakes failing and not making the right response as designed by DOT. I'm surprised he didn't know about the truck ramps. This man never intended to kill or hurt anyone as I can tell. I just learned about these truck ramps and I never knew what they were for. This is so sad and made me cry a bit for all of them. This is where being responsible for what you do for a job and where the law comes into play here. He should a way lesser sentence than 110 years. He will die in prison. That's way too harsh. So many criminals with bad intent get lesser sentences. Now five family are ruined. This sentence should be overturned. They need to hold the company somewhat liable if they can prove his training was inadequate.
Agreed it was terrible what happened but as you can see he’s young and it must’ve been so scary for him I know I wouldn’t know what to do in that situation the company needs to be held accountable I know he tried everything he could do before crashing into those cars and I didn’t know about those ramps either the company needs to be more responsible and train people in these situations so that we avoid stuff like this they should’ve never let him drive that truck knowing there’s a 50/50 chance of something like this happening
He doesn't deserve that. He was taught enough to pass his CDL. Trucking companies tell you to avoid the runaway at all cost. Because they tell you it will ruin your career as a driver no matter were you go. That man was trained for 3 weeks with a more experienced driver than himself. To drive that truck before being sent out there on his own. The company is the one that needs to be held responsible for what happened. He already has to live with what happened for the rest of his life. Knowing he killed 4 people doing as much as he was trained to stop that truck and its going to kill him inside for the rest of his life. That's punishment enough not to sentence the man to a 110 year's in prison. for doing what his company taught him to do.
There are like 5 comments on here saying “I’m a truck driver” but they spell brakes as “breaks”!
“110 year mandatory minimum, if the judge could’ve done less he would’ve “
I feel so bad for that man
This guy represents most truckers on the road. They all love running from there problems and not owning up to the stupid stuff they do. Truckers cry too much about there jobs and I can't wait until the automated trucks take over because there are tons of truckers on our roads still driving like this fool.
Type drunk driver kills 4 into youtube.
Way less sentences.
This is crazy.
Not taking any loads that way they gotta fix this 1st
The justice system in America is so Unpredictable and opinionated by some of these Judges who have shown to seriously punish and condemn folks who are in general hard working people with no criminal intent or record that have made a mistake or actually have not broken the law.This young man obviously made a big mistake that caused lives but to say that a tractor trailer with failed brakes would not panic anyone is a Understatement .I can see involuntary manslaughter with me minimum sentence .My rage is the system allows the judges are soft on these thousand of hard core gang bangers, thugs , Rapist, career criminal's that continue to be released by the same woke judges allowing these felons to continue victimizing and people and taking lives until the eventually get caught committing a serious felon, or killed in the streets or shot by Police then the POS becomes a hero and Police the bad guy .The system the Judge will give this guy 110 yrs without any remorse .Not to say he should not be held liable but what about the real hardcore lifelong worthless repeat criminals who keep getting a deal from these same judges.
he passed all the runaway ramps how is this not his fault?
If the truck had a mechanical failure, that kinda falls on the company that maintains the vehicle.
Yet the Rich kid that killed a girl with his Lamborghini while driving like a maniac gets 7 months of house arrest what a fnn sick joke!! My prayers to the victims and to this hard working young man! I am sure the outrage will eventually get his sentence reduced to a few years! s! Nothing but respect to a all you truck drivers!
People getting mad... Let's be 100% real here, it is a HUGE responsibly to be a trucker. You knowingly are operating a deadly machine that needs extra care to handle. It's crazy how these people will actually defend someone whom did this... The company who hired a non English speaker also should be in hot water. He isn't able to make a mayday call and has another trucker save him the contact way, using those brakes...
Travis: 8 people only law suite
Him: 4 people 110 years
Omg pray please for all of them.
Y’all forget there’s a video of him skipping the lane where you’re supposed to go to if you lost control that’s why he got charged
CRUEL AND EVIL SENTENCE
I heard a lot of drivers are boycotting loads to Colorado from food to crude. Any drivers out there? Any truth to that?
Good. He knew exactly what he was doing. RIP to his victims
take him out of jail. no drugs or alcohol in his system and he was working .
He was doing 85 mph in a stretch of highway where the speed limit is 45 mph?? He blew past an emergency stop ramp because by the time he realized it was there he had drove past it??? He serves to be punished to the full extent of the law; I don’t care if a petition with 100 million signatures says differently… Driving a truck is a huge responsibility, his irresponsibility caused a lot of death and destruction.. He should be held responsible and whoever was responsible for making sure that his truck had functioning brakes should also be held responsible; period..
JUSTICE FOR ROGEL MEDEROS
So sad and wrong. Pray for this driver 🙏🏽🙏🏽
DO NOT BECOME A TRUCK DRIVER!
its not worth it.
Damn seen accidents worse then this in they didn’t get 110 yrs this is unconstitutional…
WHAT IN THE HELL!?!?!?!?!?
SO AN (ACCIDENT) WILL GET YOU 110 YRS IN PIRSON!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
He should be convicted but 110 years? Damn, he didn't deserve 110 years. There are murderers and rapists out there that are receiving lesser time. Damn.
This is reprehensible! Our legal system is utterly ridiculous!!!! This poor man is no danger to society he was just working.
This is so wrong it’s not like he wanted to crash into people on purpose...
Having lost 7 members of my husband family truck driver received nothing. The system is really awful
He deserves time. 100 percent. He could've prevented it, and 4 people died, and there's only 1 party that's responsible. But 110 years is ridiculous. I would say more like 20 years.
20?? More Like Time Served!!
There is people who get less sentences for worse cases. Hopefully the break was actually messed up because if it wasn’t then he deserves that sentence
Tell me why police officers knowingly kill people or mistakenly claim to kill people and get lesser charges and sentences than this man received. Especially when the officers have been working on the job longer than this truck driver has been alive. I know that he may have made mistakes in his judgment in the rate of speed he was at; but that doesn't excuse the fact that the company he worked for had a known history of malfunctioning problems with their rigs. It's a sad tragedy that any of this happened and that families are now grieving due to this horrific accident. I know what I'm speaking on; because I too have lost family members in horrific ways and certainly way before their time. The sentencing was overly harsh. The young man who was involved in this fully cooperated and was sincerely remorseful for what took place. When officers accidentally kill someone. The first thought in their mind is O'h no, they're going to lock me up. This man's reaction was totally different. He was genuinely upset about the situation. His first thoughts were not about himself. I believe the majority of the blame should liye with the trucking company; for these simple reasons. There has to be a record of how many times and amount of problems the rig he was driving had previously been serviced and repaired for ongoing problems. Second the prosecution jumped to press charges for maximum sentences beforehand. Meaning the prosecution didn't have all facts before drawing up multiple charges with heavy sentencing. I believe the prosecution acted maliciously and with prejudice. It's just another man of color thrown away in prison to rot and for the state to look good in convictions all the while the state getting richer for housing another inmate and costing tax payers more money. I agree he should have consequences for his actions; but the ridiculousness of the heavy sentencing is not warranted and is egregiously unjust. Have him do 8-10 years and pay the family restitution for the next 20 years. That's a just punishment. Not taking away a man's life for a mistake and harshly punishing him for the rest of it. His sentencing will not bring those people back nor make the families involved any less distraught. This is a disgrace on our legal system and our nation; that this is what counts as justice. I've been disappointed by many act's of the legal system before; and I do mean all branches of them, but to have this type of outcome for something that was not done out of malicious intent is just straight plain black and white wrong. I hope someone takes this case on pro bono and appeals this outcome. I pray for all the family members who are involved with this and suffering. God have mercy on you all.
Did you fucking thought it was a good bitchass idea to write all that bullshit without any punctuation!!!!?
And it is called justice, that is at least laughable !
Since The Families Of The Victims Couldn't Save The Life Of Their Loved Ones.. They Should At Least Have reached Out To Try And Save This Young Victims Life.. Some Punk Bitches Out There And It Shows..
If he was Bruce "Caitlyn" Jenner, he would be walking free as we speak.