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There's growing outrage in Colorado, where a truck driver was sentenced to 110 years in prison for a deadly pileup crash that happened in 2019. petition on change.org has been set up for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, urging that the truck driver's 110-year sentence be lowered, commuted for time served or for clemency to be granted.As of Monday morning, more than 4.3 million people have signed that online petition.
"I made this petition because I am a native to Colorado, who believes this man is NOT a criminal and this was purely an accident," she wrote on a status update on Dec. 15.
"I'm not related to Rogel, or any of his family, I simply believe that he doesn't deserve his sentence or these charges.
"A spokesperson for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said, "We welcome an application" from the defense "and will expedite consideration.
"Meantime, the families of those killed call the sentence appropriate under the law and say they're the real victims here. »