Truckers have begun boycotting Colorado by refusing to enter the state after a fellow driver got sentenced to 110 years in prison.
26-year-old Rogel Aguilera-Mederos has been handed a 110-year prison sentence after causing an accident that resulted in an explosion and the death of four people on Interstate 70 in Lakewood.
Following the controversial sentence that has been dubbed “harsh” and “unfair” by many who have called for clemency due to the nature of the incident, truckers have begun protesting the ruling by refusing to enter the state.
In pictures and videos circulating the internet, lines of trucks are seen waiting in lines and refusing to enter Colorado over the sentence.
“We need to stop the country to show Colorado we are truckers not killers,” the caption in one of the videos read.
“No more truckers to Colorado,” another said.
Meanwhile, a Change.org petition calling for clemency racked up more than four million signatures and became one of the most-signed petitions on the platform ever.
The petition, which was started by Heather Gilbee, reads: “We all know of the crash that happened on I-70 in Denver, Colorado. Most of us have heard facts in the case. Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, 23 has nothing on his driving record, or on his criminal history.
“He had complied with every single request by the Jefferson County courts, and investigators on the case. He’s passed all of the drug and alcohol tests that were given including a chemical test. This accident was not intentional, nor was it a criminal act on the drivers part.”
The petition goes on to claim that “no one but the trucking company” should be held accountable for the accident that cost four people their lives.
“No, we are not trying to make it seem any less of a tragic accident that it is because yes, lives were lost. We are trying to hold the person who needs to be held responsible, responsible. The trucking company has had several inspections since 2017, with several mechanical violations,” the petition adds.
“There are many things Rogel could have done to avoid the courts, but he took responsibility showed up and severely apologized to the victims’ families.
Some of the families even offered Forgiveness. Rogel is not a criminal, the company he was working for knew the federal laws that go into truck driving but they failed to follow those laws.
“Rogel has said several times that he wishes he had the courage to crash and take his own life that day, this tragic accident wasn’t done with Intent, it wasn’t a criminal act, it was an accident.”
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