“Semi-truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for the fiery crash on Interstate 70 that killed four people near the Colorado Mills Mall in 2019.

Aguilera-Mederos was convicted in October on more than 20 charges, including four counts of vehicular homicide.

With tears flowing the truck driver addressed the court.

“I am begging for forgiveness. I wish for all the heartfelt pain to go away from all our hearts.”

Aguilera-Mederos maintains there was little he could do after losing brakes coming out of the mountains where he lacked experience, but the video shows he passed a runaway truck ramp that he could have used”. – According to the article in denver.cbslocal.com

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