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The governor of Colorado has intervened to reduce the 110-year sentence handed down to a truck driver for his role in a fatal 2019 collision. Rogel Aguilera-Mederos sparked widespread outcry and calls for leniency after he was convicted of vehicular homicide and other charges related to a deadly crash in the Rocky Mountain foothills.Governor Jared Polis has now reduced his sentence from 110 years to 10 years and Mr Aguilera-Mederos will now be eligible for parole in five years. The governor also called the incident a 'tragic but unintentional act'.Sign up to our newsletters here.

has intervened to reduce the 110-year sentence handed down to a truck driver for his role in a fatal 2019 collision.

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