Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos Colorado Semi Crash Erratic Driver

Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos Colorado Semi Crash Erratic Driver --- ===

25th April 2019  Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos Colorado Semi Crash Erratic Driver   Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos is a 23-year old driver who caused a deadly, fiery 28-vehicle crash led to the death of four people.  He told police he suddenly noticed that he was driving 85 in a 45 zone (other drives say he might have been doing 100) His brakes failed, and his emergency brake failed so he failed to notice the brake failure exit for trucks (some say he swerved away) and before crashing he closed his eyes (other witnesses said he eyes were wide open and terrified).  His lawyer says it was an unfortunate accident but he was arrested and faces four counts of vehicular homicide.  In contrast to deadly incidents caused by illegal immigrants, the drive was Cuban national and is working in the U.S. with a green card. krdo


*tags


  •  Cuban national and is working in the U.S. with a green card. krdo


*Reference

*Sources



Affidavit: Driver told investigators his brakes failed before deadly crash ...
https://www.krdo.com/news/affidavit-driver...brakes-failed...crash...i.../1073121191
Affidavit: Driver told investigators his brakes failed before deadly crash on I-70 ... video of the semi before the crash speeding past a runaway truck ramp. ... Aguilera-Mederos also said he "closed his eyes" before the crash ... Aguilera-Mederos is a Cuban national and is working in the U.S. with a green card.
Affidavit: Driver involved in deadly I-70 crash was driving erratically ...
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/.../affidavit-driver-involved-in-deadly-i-70-crash-...
 Affidavit: Driver involved in deadly I-70 crash was driving erratically, going more than 80 mph. GOLDEN, Colo. ... Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, who was interviewed by police after he was released from the hospital, said he was driving the semi eastbound on I-70 when he lost control of the vehicle after his brakes failed.

'It's hard to believe': Family describes call with semi driver after fiery I ...
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/.../its-hard-to-believe-family-describes-call-with-se...
 He also said Aguilera-Mederos had only been driving for the ... also told by the semi driver that his brakes failed before the crash took place. Family members of Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos say he told them he had lost the brakes of the tractor trailer that caused a deadly and fiery 28-vehicle crash on I-70 Thursday afternoon. Aguilera-Mederos did not reveal more about the accident he was involved in because he did not want to worry his family. Sedeño told reporters his brother-in-law, who is from Cuba and who was in the U.S. legally on a green card at the time of the crash, had been a permanent resident for about four or five years.  He also said Aguilera-Mederos had only been driving for the company who owns the trailer for about a year. The company is based in Houston, Sedeño told reporters Friday.  CNN reported Friday that Aguilera-Mederos’ brother was also told by the semi driver that his brakes failed before the crash took place.  As of 4 p.m. Friday, Aguilera-Mederos had not been formally charged on the four counts of vehicular homicide.
 
Even if truck driver's brakes failed, he could face ... - The Denver Post

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/29/i-70-crash-homicide-aguilera-mederos/



16 hours ago - A truck driver blamed for causing a deadly pileup involving over two dozen vehicles near Denver has been arrested on vehicular homicide charges. Lakewood police spokesman Ty Countryman said Friday that there's no indication that drugs or alcohol played a role in Thursday's crash.  Aguilera-Mederos’s attorney, Rob Corry, said Saturday that the crash was an accident caused by a malfunction in the truck’s equipment.

But even if that’s true, prosecutors could still charge the driver, Martinez said.

Truck drivers are required by law to inspect their vehicle every time they get in the driver’s seat, he said. But many drivers don’t do a full inspection,

use evidence that Aguilera-Mederos failed to use a runaway truck ramp after he realized he didn’t have control of his truck, Martinez said.

told police that he panicked as his truck barreled down Interstate 70 toward cars that were stopped in traffic due to an earlier crash. He tried to drive on the shoulder, but it was blocked by another stopped semi, Aguilera-Mederos told police according to his arrest affidavit. He then swerved back into traffic to avoid the semi. He didn’t drive off the road because he didn’t want to roll his truck, he said.

Video obtained by police showed Aguilera-Mederos passing a runaway truck ramp while swerving out of control, the affidavit stated. The person who provided the video said they were traveling almost 80 mph

Texas man accused in fiery I-70 tractor-trailer crash told authorities his ...

https://coloradosun.com/2019/04/28/rogel-lazaro-aguilera-mederos-i70-crash/
speeding semitrailer whose driver appeared to one witness to be "wide ... Texas man accused in fiery I-70 tractor-trailer crash told authorities his brakes had failed; four ... The four people killed were all men from Colorado.

Colorado crash: Truck driver closed his eyes in fear before fatal pileup ...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/27/us/colorado-crash-suspect/index.html
1 day ago - ... into backed up traffic, sparking a massive fatal fire in Colorado, authorities said. ... told them he was driving at 85 mph when the brakes failed.

'It was an accident and it's tragic': Attorney for truck driver arrested in ...

https://www.9news.com/...accident...crash.../73-4d2cdd7a-4e62-4ac7-9ed6-43136cff3...
The attorney for the man accused of causing a fiery crash on I-70 in Colorado west of Denver near the Colorado Mills Mall said it was a tragic accident. ... Saturday, Aguilera-Mederos told investigators that his brakes failed just prior to the crash. ... None, not even a speeding ticket that he was convicted of.

Affidavit: Driver told investigators his brakes failed before deadly crash ...
https://www.krdo.com/news/affidavit-driver...brakes-failed...crash...i.../1073121191
Affidavit: Driver told investigators his brakes failed before deadly crash on I- ... of the semi before the crash speeding past a runaway truck ramp.

Texas man accused in fatal Colorado crash appears in court - The ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/...colorado-crash.../c7ba5cce-6935-11e9-a698-2a8f80...
Court documents say a speeding semitrailer whose driver appeared to ... Aguilera-Mederos told investigators that his brakes had failed on his ...


Colorado crash: Truck driver closed his eyes in fear before fatal pileup ...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/27/us/colorado-crash-suspect/index.html
Investigators say Aguilera-Mederos told them he was driving at 85 mph when the brakes failed. He tried to pull over to the shoulder to avoid ...

Texas man accused in fatal Colorado crash appears in court - The ...
https://www.mcall.com/sns-bc-us--interstate-70-fatal-pileup-20190427-story.html?...
A speeding semitrailer whose driver appeared to one witness to be "wide eyed" and ... The truck driver, 23-year-old Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, ... citing Aguilera-Mederos' status as a green card holder from Cuba with no ... and he noticed his truck was traveling 85 mph (136.7 kph) before the crash.

 arrest affidavit in the case, Aguilera-Mederos told investigators that his brakes had failed on his truck that was hauling lumber and he noticed his truck was traveling 85 mph (136.7 kph) before the crash.

However, other motorists told police that the truck seemed to be traveling faster, with one witness estimating as much as 100 mph (160.9 kph).

passed a sign advising drivers of a runaway ramp, which enables vehicles that are having braking problems to safely stop, 2,000 feet (609.6 meters) ahead and had a "free and unobstructed path" onto the ramp but instead swerved away from the ramp, which is located off the side of the highway.

A speed limit sign on that stretch of road limited commercial vehicles to 45 mph

tried to activate emergency brakes without success and that just before his truck hit other stopped vehicles he thought he was going to die so he "closed his eyes," the affidavit says.

 driver whose vehicle was passed by the speeding truck said he saw that "the driver of the semi was 'wide eyed' with a terrified look on his face."

Trucker Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos in deadly Colorado crash charged with 40 criminal counts
"Hispanic" defendant can NOT SPEAK ENGLISH - requires an INTERPRETER in court
DENVER, May 3 (Reuters) - A Texas truck driver who police say caused a fiery multi-vehicle crash near Denver last week that killed four people and injured four was charged on Friday with 40 criminal counts including vehicular manslaughter, prosecutors said. Police in Lakewood, Colorado said they arrested 23-year-old Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederosafter he lost control of his tractor-trailer truck during the evening rush hour on April 25 and caused a crash on Interstate 70 that involved at least 28 vehicles. Citizenship status of the Hispanic suspect has not been reported in this news article...After the collision, he crawled from the truck as fire began to engulf the crash scene,

district attorney for Jefferson County, where the crash took place, charged Aguilera-Mederos with 40 counts on Friday, including four counts of vehicular homicide, six of first degree assault and 24 of attempted first degree assault.

no initial indication that Aguilera-Mederos intentionally caused the crash, or that he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Countryman said.



Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know ...
heavy.com/news/2019/04/rogel-lazaro-aguilera-mederos
Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos is a Texas semi driver who faces four counts of vehicular homicide after police said he caused a deadly 28-vehicle crash on I-70 in Colorado, CBS Denver reports ...

3. Police Say They Don’t Believe Aguilera-Mederos Intentionally Caused the Crash
Officials said there was no indication that the crash was intentional, KDVR reported.

The suspect’s brother, Daniel Aguilera, said that his brother told him that the brakes on his semi were not working at the time of the crash.
“We don’t have any indication that was an intentional act by the driver at all,” he told reporters.
Police said he had no criminal history, KDVR’s Rob Low reported.


Posted by at
Labels:

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)