James Colgan is the lawyer of the 26-year-old Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, was sentenced to 110 years of imprisonment for a tragic truck accident.
In the deadly accident of 2019, Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, a Houston truck driver, was imprisoned. He was found guilty of causing the accident in October.
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos crashed an out-of-control semi-truck into stopped traffic, killing four people on Interstate 70 near the Colorado Mills Parkway exit.
Likewise, 28 vehicles were damaged, and several others were injured in the accident.
On January 10, the first hearing of the tragic case was held, which later was scheduled for the next hearing on May 1.
Recently, a jury announced 110 years in prison to Aguilera-Mederos for being guilty of the Lakewood accident.
Who Is Rogel Aguilera-Mederos Lawyer James Colgan? His Wikipedia
James Colgan is the advocate of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’s case. He is the in-charge lawyer of the truck driver.
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The 25-years-old Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was sentenced to 110 years in prison for being guilty of 27 counts in a fiery crash. He was also charged with other 23 charges.
The charges include six counts of assault in the first degree–extreme indifference; 10 counts of attempt to commit assault in the first degree–extreme indifference; two counts of vehicular assault–reckless; four counts of the careless driving and one count of reckless driving causing death.
According to CNN affiliate KMGH, the Colorado District Court Judge A. Bruce Jones said that James was bound to the mandatory-minimum of sentencing laws in the state too, during Monday’s sentencing hearing.
Lawyer James Colgan is fighting for Rogel’s justice as he didn’t cause the accident intentionally. A break fail happened to kill four people in the crash.
In an interview with CBS4’s Rick Sallinger, James Colgan said that the appeal will not be based on the sentence given but on any error that may have occurred during the trial.
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos Wikipedia & Age Exposed
No, Rogel Agulera-Mederos doesn’t have a profile on Wikipedia as he is not a public figure.
There is a lot of news coverage on Rogel Aguilera at present. He is viral on the internet due to the petition on his appeal.
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Rogel is a resident of Houston who was accused of causing the truck accident.
As per sources, Rogel Aguilera-Mederos is 26 years of age. However, the accurate information about the truck driver is unknown.
Million Petition For Rogel Agilera-Mederos
After the judge sentenced 110 years in prison to Rogel Agilera-Mederos, the petition for his shorter sentence is ongoing.
Nearly three million of the people signed an online petition asking the judge to reduce the sentence of the truck driver.
The petition with the title “Offer commutation as time served, or grant clemency to Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, 23” is popular on the petition website.
A woman from Colorado who claims no relation to Rogel created the petition in his support.