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    Quote Originally Posted by DGUtley View Post
    Accidentally kills 4.

    I agree, nonetheless.

    Oh, trust me - they'll share in the liability.

    I'm a firm believer in having the punishment fit the crime, and I don't understand the logic (even if it is the law) of charging the guy with 27 different counts. His "crime" was one of stupidity and inexperience, and he didn't make 27 separate decisions to break the law.

    That said, his inability to control his truck led to devastation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    So what may be excessive are the number of charges here. Like throwing spaghetti at the waall.
    I think that's true.
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    Unless the driver was impaired, this is a travesty. And the "it's just mandatory sentencing guidelines" excuse is bull$#@!. Why would anyone ever even be charged with a crime in the first place, due to a mechanical failure in a machine they don't own, or have anything to do with maintaining?

    This is prosecutorial malfeasance, and it is becoming far too commonplace. The guy must have made some pro-Trump posts on social media.
    Last edited by countryboy; 12-18-2021 at 09:49 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    So what may be excessive are the number of charges here. Like throwing spaghetti at the waall.
    Probably one count for each person injured and killed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Probably one count for each person injured and killed.
    A jury found Aguilera-Mederos guilty of 27 counts in Oct.:

    • Vehicular homicide: 4 counts
    • Vehicular assault: 2 counts
    • Assault in the first degree – extreme indifference: 6 counts
    • Criminal attempt to commit assault in the first degree: 10 counts
    • Reckless driving: 1 count
    • Careless driving causing death: 4 counts


    He was found not guilty of 15 counts of criminal attempts to commit assault in the first degree.
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    Controversial 110-year sentence to be reconsidered for truck driver responsible for fatal crash

    ...A spokesman for the Colorado First Judicial District Attorney's Office told ABC News on Tuesday afternoon that the DA's office "filed a motion to start the reconsideration process" of the sentence on Friday afternoon, and Jefferson County District Attorney Alexis King has requested that the court set a new hearing "as soon as practicable."

    "As Colorado law required the imposition of the sentence in this case, the law also permits the Court to reconsider its sentence in an exceptional case involving unusual and extenuating circumstances," the motion says....
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    They can reconsider their law that allows of consecutive sentencing rather than concurrent sentencing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    Unless the driver was impaired, this is a travesty. And the "it's just mandatory sentencing guidelines" excuse is bull$#@!. Why would anyone ever even be charged with a crime in the first place, due to a mechanical failure in a machine they don't own, or have anything to do with maintaining?

    This is prosecutorial malfeasance, and it is becoming far too commonplace. The guy must have made some pro-Trump posts on social media.
    He had the opportunity to use the safe ramp and didn't. He's at fault.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captdon View Post
    He had the opportunity to use the safe ramp and didn't. He's at fault.
    That's what's called an accident, not a crime.
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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    That's what's called an accident, not a crime.
    He knew his brakes were out. He didn't use the safety ramp. That's not an accident.
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