Truck driver Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, age 23, is charged with four counts of vehicular homicide and 36 other counts in last week's massive pileup outside Denver
Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, 23, has been charged with four counts of vehicular homicide, six counts of first-degree assault and 24 counts of attempt first degree assault, among others, District Attorney Pete Weir said.Held at the county jail on a $400,000 bond, Aguilera-Mederos was to be formally advised of his charges later Friday.The 28-vehicle pileup took place on April 25 in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Denver West Parkway.
Truck driver closed his eyes in fear moments before fatal Colorado pileup crash"Aguilera-Mederos is alleged to have been traveling eastbound, driving a semi-tractor and trailer when he lost control and crashed into traffic that was backed up from an earlier crash at I-70 and Ward Road," the office said.Read MoreInvestigators say Aguilera-Mederos told them he was driving at 85 mph when his brakes failed.
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