Thread: Police: Green Card Holder Caused 28-Vehicle Crash That Killed Four Men

Police: Green Card Holder Caused 28-Vehicle Crash That Killed Four Men

(LPD/CBS)JOHN BINDER29 Apr 2019597 1:56
A legal immigrant from Cuba caused a 28-vehicle crash in Lakewood, Colorado, that left four men dead, law enforcement officials have confirmed.

Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, a 23-year-old green card holder from Cuba, is the main suspect behind a 28-vehicle crash that ended in flames, four deaths, and left ten others injured in the hospital last week, FOX31 Denver reports.
Lakewood Police Department officials told local media that the crash, allegedly caused by Aguilera-Mederos, involved 24 cars and four semi-trailer trucks. The Cuban immigrant was driving a truck carrying lumber when the crash occurred. He is a resident of Houston, Texas, and has been living in the U.S. on a green card.


According to court records, Aguilera-Mederos told police at the time that he was driving at 85 mph when he learned that his brakes on his trucks were not working. That is when he says he attempted to pull over to the shoulder but was unable to because another truck was already pulled over.


The crash left four American men trapped in their vehicles as they burned in flames, police said. The four men — 61-year-old Doyle Harrison, 67-year-old William Bailey, 24-year-old Miguel Angel Lamas Arrellano, and 69-year-old Stanley Politano — ultimately died in their vehicles.


Aguilera-Mederos is expected to be hit with four vehicular homicide charges and is currently being held on a $400,000 bond. His next court date is scheduled for May 3.


Nine of the ten individuals who were rushed to the hospital after the crash have since been released, according to CBS Denver.


John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter at @JxhnBinder.

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Stop bringing these 3rd world foreigners to our soil!!!

23 years old! How much experience did he have driving a 80,000 pound semi-truck!!!

This guy was probably a recipient of the wet foot, dry foot policy that was ended at the end of Obama's administration. In other words he probably came here illegally but because of the "wet foot, dry foot' policy was automatically given a green card.

Originally Posted by Beezer

Stop bringing these 3rd world foreigners to our soil!!!

23 years old! How much experience did he have driving a 80,000 pound semi-truck!!!

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Originally Posted by stoptheinvaders

Police: Green Card Holder Caused 28-Vehicle Crash That Killed Four Men

(LPD/CBS)JOHN BINDER29 Apr 2019597 1:56
A legal immigrant from Cuba caused a 28-vehicle crash in Lakewood, Colorado, that left four men dead, law enforcement officials have confirmed.

Can Trucker In I-70 Crash Read And Speak English? His Friends Weigh In

April 30, 2019




Denver, Colorado – Friends of the trucker accused of “reckless” actions leading to a horrific 28-vehicle crash along I-70 last Thursday, which cost the lives of four people, are now speaking out and coming to his defense.


Cuban-born truck driver Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos is expected to face four counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault when he appears again in court on Friday, May 4.


Investigators found that Mederos had a “free and unobstructed” path to a runaway ramp on the right side of I-70 just minutes from the fatal scene, but failed to take it even though it was “clearly marked.”
These findings, along with the facts that Mederos utilized the services of a translator both during his interview with police and at his court appearance last Saturday, have led many to question if the truck driver has a firm enough grasp on the English language to be operating a commercial motor vehicle.


Federal law states that “a motor carrier shall not require or permit a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle” unless that person:

“Can read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.”

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https://transportationnation.com/can-trucker-in-i-70-crash-read-and-speak-english-his-friends-weigh-in/