Millions sign petition after truck driver gets 110-year sentence
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- A truck driver was sentenced earlier this week to 110 years in prison for a 2019 crash that left four people dead and several others injured in Colorado. By Friday, more than 3 million people had signed a petition, asking Colorado Governor Jared Polis to grant clemency to Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, or commutation for time served. CBSN Denver's Rick Sallinger reports.
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I've seen so many monsters who murdered people get 10 years, 20 years in prison but a man who is not at fault for his brakes failing gets 110? That's outrageous.
Exactly!!! Mama... Our country has GONE MAD!!! Seriously, mama... I think its about time... This pandemic/coronavirus is not enough. lol...
The monsters SHOULD BE getting either the death penalty or 110 years in prison.
They get 10 years, after about 20 other convictions. And don’t get me going about white collar wallstreet criminals.
I heard somewhere that it was brought up during the trial that there were fluids he did not check before going out that affect his breaks, and that's why they keep saying he was "negligent" but they don't elaborate on it because the news gets more traffic if they just hammer down the "accident" part.
I think given that, he deserves some time in a low security easygoing prison, but certainly not the rest of his life. It seems to me that he cut corners, and he severely underestimated the impact it might have, and unfortunately paid the heaviest price possible
See, but he pushed his brakes to failure; he didn't take the emergency ramp; he could have used his engine brakes and only drove 35 down the mountain. He lied about having mountain experience.....110 years is too much, yeah. But 25-30 is probably what he should get. 4 people still died because of his crucial mistakes. You can tell he's sorry, but he still needs to pay for his mistakes.....
So this man gets 110 years but these child predators and vicious murders that you know will commit another crime get way less. Our system is beyond messed up
The system? What system? A system that’s only for us peasants? Because we know the wealthy politicians are above the law. It’s a problem!!!
Nah, they get "elected" President of the United States.
Let’s go Brandon!
@@rodrunion8899 you forgot an "S" in there bud!
@@brandocommando4459 I did, didn't I.....🤣🤣
When he said that he wished it was him that died it sorta hit me hard. This is all really tragic
Send the spicy to jail F him
@@thejoker7239 I bet you wear a mask to go into a store.
yeah he only says that now because he will rot in jail not because he murdered 4 people
@@johnnygarfield9873 what does that have ANYTHING to do with what he said or this story? Get checked, ya need help
@@sandhanitizer15 exactly what a goofy
So why aren't the child predators, merciless killers, and every other horrible person that committed a heinous crime getting this amount of prison time?
Cause of liberals pretending to do good things... anyone with a 20+ year sentence should get the chair... this guy murdered 4 ppl and deserves the chair 4 times over...
@@jaybelle1909 There are too many wrongful convictions to go on execution sprees! Not to mention, there are folks that get less time for crimes where they deliberately harmed someone. Are you self-righteous and all knowing, a beneficiary of the "justice" system or straight up blood thirsty and sadistic?
@@jaybelle1909 get psychiatric help
99.9% OF THE GOVERNMENT AND PPL WHO WORK FOR THEM ARE CHILD RAPISTS AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON SO OF COURSE THEY GONNNA LET THE CHILD MOLESTERS GO WITH A SLAP ON THE HAND!!!!!MESSED UP JUSTICE SYSTEM!!!!!
@@briattnybrittany6843 EXACTLY !!
Then in other cases you got someone who actually killed 4 people on purpose and get a lesser sentence
Yup like the kid who had “affluenza” smh
@@Kiara-xh3he omg that brat smh I hate that case a man watched his wife and daughter die right before him
@@Kiara-xh3he you right
@Alex he deserves jail time as well, whats your point? Our system is broken
This system is no good . What about rapist?
It makes me sick to my stomach that literal rapists and mass shooters can get a lesser sentence than him… my prayers go to him and his family💙
What about the 4 innocent people this man killed? He made the decision to drive without a CDL, he knew the breaks were bad when he left Texas, and he had 0 experience in driving in the mountains. This is reckless and he should absolutely be held accountable, along with the company he was driving for. Maybe not 110 years reckless, but at least 30-40.
@@patchesdriftwood34 I never said he’s completely innocent but 110 years is absolutely absurd
@@BrendaGonzalez-do5pw I agree with you. But what do you think is fair? At least 40 years?
@@patchesdriftwood34 I agree.
😉😉
It’s called an accident for a reason. There was no malice. I feel horrible for the families that lost loved ones but no way did this man deserve that sentence.
An intentional accident. He missed several opportunities to stop his truck
They gave him 110 years in prison because they knew what Big Suckers the Public is, and thought that such a long sentence would make them feel that America is a "safe and secure" place to live, while in truth it is not. I'm surprised that there's any public protest about the long sentence. The people around Denver may actually not be as Naive and Gullible as most Americans typically are.
I heard this guy was going 87 on a 40 plus all truck drivers are responsible to check their breaks often to make sure nothings wrong. I
@@JosephKulik2016 You could always move you know, no one is keeping you in America. If you want to understand "safe an secure", I'd recommend Brazil
@@lilrexy6088 Well considering his brakes were broken OF COURSE he'd be going 87 on a 40, he cant brake my guy
This was a tragic *accident,* not a deliberate act. This could happen to almost any driver.
Cases such as this are one reason that our entire criminal "justice" system needs a national overhaul.
Definitely wasn’t an accident. He chose not to take the off ramp and he chose not to drive off the road to miss the cars. Y’all only care cause he cried in front of a camera.
How many of those off ramps did he pass up? And why not drive into a wall instead of other cars? Should the victims Loved ones convict him
@@dimaisatree it’s possible the company didn’t even tell dude about off ramps
@@Rainbows12345
You do realize that most *deliberate* murders have lessor sentences, right?
@@dimaisatree it's an accident.
But lives being took for granted isn't.
See, Timmy went to sleep while the oven is hot in his apartment.
Timmy didn't know much.
See, now Timmy is different.
Because Timmy is dead.
And the rest of his tenents.
What do these defendants do?
The grieve and not resolve because their is no one to prosecute and they don't have much of a job after that.
Don't be Timmy, be responsible of the ACTIONS you take.
I'll carry you on from here.
Just like how anyone wants to carry Timmy's syndrome case.
As a trucker myself, THIS, ladies and gentlemen is a big reason why the trucking industry is struggling to find people
And the truck driver we got are just like this guy I got 20 yrs under my belt going in a loves it like going to the circus at elis Island
I myself truck driver and I would never go Colorado for good . This is wrong so many Levels for complaining Failure to the company
@@khaledsaid3982 Good! You truckers need to stick together! BAN trucking in COLORADO and watch how fast they fix these archaic laws!!!! PROTEST!!!!
no its not. Its all the regulations. Its the wages that have dropped exponentially because of those regulations. Its companies not paying people enough. This was a random occurrence....
That and they wanna pay you like 30 cent a mile 😂😂
That’s why I stopped trucking local. Something like this is scary and everything is our fault no matter what. Yeah, I will keep my feet on the ground. Prayers for this man!
I felt the same way when I was transporting ammo/ explosives. All it take is 1 mistake and ur life is over. I questioned myself " what if" everytime I get in that truck, scary thought...
I know right .
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HE FAILED TO USE "ESCAPE RAMP" WHICH ARE MADE TO STOP OUT OF CONTROL
BIG RIGS
@@MrDICKHEAD28 it's not the same when ur sitting in one. Its alot more intimidating than saying it, imagine the shock and panic. Put ur dad behind the wheel and see what's up.
Not saying he dont deserve punishment but 110 is disgusting especially when you know for well it wasn't intentional and murderers, rapists etc...get way way less. This guy deserve a 2nd chance to live his life
Truck drivers, as a fellow American. I appreciate everything you all do. You are why America keeps on living.
Thanks, I wish America 🇺🇸 would appreciate us truckers…..
We,all love truck driver,and we are pleading with them to STOP speeding and intimidating small vehicle. YOU ARE KILLING PEOPLE. PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY.
@@kippahthefrenchiewhippasni9689 love ya trucker
@@leonietaylor7054 that works both ways…more often than not it’s the civilian drivers causing the accident
i was gonna be a trucker for cr england. i didnt wanna leave home tho.
It’s BS like this that makes me never want to leave my bed. Our justice system is an unbelievable joke.
Been feeling like that also if you drive 5 mph over the limit someone runs into the street end up in prison because you were speeding.
If you're a truck driver and you are reading this comment, just know most of us really appreciate you and you are the backbone of this country
This should be a highlighted comment!
a todos los traileros,
no más carga para COLORADO
a todos los traileros,
no más carga para COLORADO
a todos los traileros,
no más carga para COLORADO
I support truck drivers to. My grandpa drove for 30+ years. However this driver was recklessly driving which resulted in him losing his brakes and then not taking 2 runaway truck ramps and it resulted in him killing 4 people. That’s negligence that a trucker can’t afford to make.
he gets 110 for an accident while Christopher Belter roams around free after assulting 4 women that were minors this is disgusting
He didn’t accidentally miss the truck stop
@@dg8676 Im sure he was panicked like anyone would be in that moment.. It was an accident not worthy of 110yrs bro come on....
@@kilamkam 4 people died. That's the problem.
Assaulting 4 vs killing 4 not the same.
@@ld1065 You forgetting the part where this killing 4 was an accident and not his fault....
This was a specific law in colorado that the prosecutors took advantage of and overreached and the judge had zero discretion in the sentencing. This young adult (23 at the time) was recruited from another country and was looking for a better life. Our trucking industry is desperate for driver and has lowered the standards to be able to fulfill the need. This kid literally came to America after being recruited to drive truck, pushed through a rapid fast course to drive, sent out on the road solo with no experience, and given an extremely dangerous route in the mountains. This route was dangerous and never ever should an inexperienced 23 year old recruited foreigner with no driving experience have been legally licensed to drive a semi. The only training he got was his expedited trucking course. How about we hold the law makers accountable and the companies putting these kids on the road. How is it that we give 4 years to a woman who deliberately ignored a stop sign on a bus and ran into 3 kids and killed them and kept going. How is it that a kid looses his breaks and accidentally kills for and gets 110 years
Perfect Defense let him go because He ignorant wond er how he passed that CDL test . Of course there is an ignorant defending another ignorant 🙄
I-70 between Denver and Salt Lake is a restricted route for most truck companies, only a few run it and most drivers stay away from it. That kid was doomed from the beginning.
SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPEN.. IF A NONE AMERICAN IS LET DRIVE EVEN A CAR. THEY SHOULD BE TAUGHT THE LAW OF AMERICA DRIVEING.. NONE OF THEM ARE. ALL THEY KNOW IS I NO SPAKE ENGLISH. IF THEY CANNOT SPEAK ENGLISH ..TEACH THEM. THAT YOUNG MAN SHOULD NEVER HAVE GOTTEN UNDER THE WEEL OF A BIG RIG. FOR A MONTH OF DRIVEING WITH A EXPERIENCE DRIVER.TEACHING HIM . HOW.. WHO EVER HARD HIM AND PUT HIM TO DRIVEING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT. NOT THE YOUNG MAN. HE'S INNOCENT. WITH GULT ON HIM FOR ALL HIS LIFE 👋 ❤ .
@Te Rex TO short to reach any of the PETALS GAS or breaks. or possibly clutch.
Yes how could my state law and people working in law let this happen and not put people responsible for putting him behind the wheel behind bars as well and be reasonable with the sentencing.
It’s a freaking accident man,this system let Rapist,Murdered & repeat offender back to society…. But this man treated like he did it intentionally.
Using cars/human lives to stop his out of control truck was intentional.
110 YEARS……They took this too far. I pray this is overturned! Quickly! I understand people lost there lives. But this sentencing is unacceptable. Praying for everyone.
How many years is acceptable??
You wouldn't be saying that if he killed four people in your family
@@puprilla There's murders and rapists who get WAY less time why don't they get 110 years and his BREAKS FAILED
@@puprilla and you wouldn't be celebrating his egregiously long sentence if he was your brother/family member so shut up with the what ifs.
@@georgiadronefootage4136 well said
I'm a trucker from California and the sentence this honest working young man got is a slap in the face of all truckers. I say we stop driving for one week in honor of this man. We should stop going to Colorado all together.
Why? He had more than enough opportunities to avoid the situation.
Stop driving altogether. He was reckless and could have gotten onto the runaway truck Lane. Oh wait, he did. But then went back into traffic. He got what he deserved.
My dad has been a trucker for over 30 years, he's lost friends to this job. Every day he goes out there is a chance I might not get to see him. This case is infuriating to watch.
@@pompeii1275 oh wow, didn't know you're a truck driver.
@@rubenrojas8118 he never went into the runaway ramp... he just used the break down lane on the side of the highway like anyone would if they caught a flat. He was supposed to use the runaway ramp. Once you hit the runaway ramp there is no turning back. He didn't even try
God bless the deceased. This man doesn’t need to be thrown away for an accident.
He chose to stop the truck by going into stopped traffic. He's alive the other four people aren't.
People who have CDLs get held to a higher standard of driving than regular people who just have a normal driver's license. Their violations get not only a state case but also a federal case depending on the charge even if they are driving a private passenger vehicle.
but why did he ignore the designated stopping area? if there was none i'd understand, but i'm afraid this superman is guilty and must spend some good time in jail. He can say sorry to his cell mates for not being gay. Not to the families of the people he killed.
@@jasonMB999 I completely agree he messed up. Listening to the trail when he said he missed the run away ramp because he thought his breaks would come back like they had in the past and didn’t want to loose his job. He made the wrong decision; he has to live with it, and needs to face time. But 110 years for an accident that was not intentional is extreme.
@@21AceJack yes I agree and I’m aware of the responsibility when possessing a CDL. I know he made a horrible mistake and should never be behind the wheel again, he also should go pull time. But 110 years for an unintentional act, when you have murders that willfully take the lives of other get parole in 25.
Being a truck driver is already difficult enough with the long commutes and terrible weather conditions. I hope that he gets justice.
Foreal this is just ridiculous, he should not receive any time for an accident
He got justice he had multiple opportunities to stop his truck knowing his brakes were failing but continued to drive and in doing so killed innocent people
Maybe individuals who have undergone lobotomies such as him and yourself should stay away from jobs that require brain use.
@@matthewlynn6607 if it is true that it was down to his equipment failing then I completely agree no one is at fault other then the manufacturer if it’s new If genuinely the brakes fail
@@AwkwardPencil how do you know that ? When you’ve an 80,000 pound plus big rig and you lose your brakes unless there’s exits that are deliberately designed to slow trucks in emergency that he passed knowing that the brakes where faulty He would be guilty but I don’t think he should be getting any time for this
Praying for this young man and ALL truck drivers.
Same here
You're praying for a killer? He could have prevented this but chose not to.
Yes.
@@user-Mike8290 There's a thing called intent. I'm not saying he should walk away Scott free, but police shoot people and say, "I thought it was my taser," and don't spend a day in jail.
@@user-Mike8290 so you defend the capital hill riots? Sounds about white
I'm a trucker now and a former Police Officer. This was an accident. It's arguable.... Did he even commit a crime??? He is a human being. Different people respond differently to high stress situations. "Fight, Flight or Freeze" varies from person to person..... This man was likely paralyzed with fear when he realized he had no control after a mechanical failure..... It's a horrible tragedy but not one single person, myself included, can say with any degree of certainty what happened inside his mind that day but anyone that has ever read freshman level psychology knows of "Fight, Flight or Freeze" phenomenon..... This sentence is LUDACRIS..... I question whether criminal charges are even constitutional....
When he missed the ramp, he could of been looking down at the dash trying to see what’s wrong and didn’t realize he had a runaway ramp that close.
Best and sensible comment that I have read! My husband is a retired state trooper but is a hazmat tanker driver now and he said just about the same thing. Out of all the responses, yours by far is the best comment yet 🙏❤️
The truck wasn't never passed inspection and he was driving recklessly as a police officer you should know
@@chynahart2219 you're talking out of your rear end, making assumptions... A truck can absolutely pass inspection but lose its ability to stop on any given downgrade.... You literally have no idea whatsoever what you are even talking about....
@@chynahart2219 are you a truck driver
My deepest condolences to all the family’s. This is a TRAGIC accident- failures analysis on this accident is a must!! To all truck drivers thank you for all you do please continue to be safe on these roads.
This wasn’t a accident. This was the result of careless/reckless actions of the driver.
Thr breaks failing was an accident his decision to not use the ramp though was reckless this sentence however is outrageous compared to others who commit worse crimes that they woke up and decided to do that day and they do not get as bad as a sentence. I do believe he is guilty and should serve some time as he made very poor decisions but overall he could have been panicking after losing his breaks and spiraled from there :(
@@ashleiw6376 He lost his brakes because of his driving
@@moonshinegrrl393 you really about to nit pick a comment that said he should do time. I just disagree with the amount of time considering there are people out there who have committed worse crimes and are doing less time. People play risky games all day and in a way it is still partial an accident for the breaks to fail that's why he does deserve time is because of decisions that played a roll in them failing or missing ramp but he did not wake up today and say I'm going to drive this way until my brakes fail and then miss ramps that would help and swerve into traffic and cause a huge accident killing people. There are however people who wake up and plan out murders mass murders rapes etc that get less time than this guy here.
@@moonshinegrrl393 guess you were there
I always thought my career as a truck driver was sort of a joke but the attention these reports get makes me realize how important although dangerous my job really is. Thanks to those who recognize us 👍
It's no joke. You make the economy work. Without logistics we would all starve within weeks.
Thank you stay safe please! 💯🙏
Truckers have jobs that are far more dangerous than police officers. That is a statistical fact. Idk why you thought your career was a joke. It most certainly is not.
@@WaterGates1 you have to take into account the amount of people who are in each job and whether or not the accident happened due to driver negligence or outside factors, if a truck driver falls asleep and crashed which has happened multiple times, that is not a death involved with the job
Thank you for your service sir.
His brakes went out and he gets 110 years? That is a grotesque injustice.
That not how it went @sshole !!!!
@Get Woke, Go Broke🙄
Look at his skin color
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His decision to skip a runaway truck ramp and run into stopped traffic got him 110 years
110 years for a legitimate accident is absolutely absurd. If this man was sober this needs to be overturned or he needs to be pardoned.
I think because he was Spanish they was prejudice
@@meta45354 what are you even saying. You’re asking random questions that have no correlation to the video
@@slimshadyslim1877 How? Lol America is literally becoming another Mexico. All I see is Hispanics nowadays.
@@reviewhead your prejudice is showing against Latinos
@@reviewhead lol bro alot of Spanish people are trying to capitalize off what colored folk went through in the US so now they pull the race card every chance they get.
I drove trucks for 3 years in the 90s. I prayed every day for Devine protection of me and everyone around me. It was the most stressful, thankless job I've ever had. I never had an accident, though I came close a few times, because of ignorant car drivers. We depend so much on these drivers and have no idea of how difficult life on the road is. I support this young man 100%,
Why didnt he take the ramp?? Those people would be alive if he had.
Driving truck you never realize how inconsiderate most cars are. It's terrifying trying to get to an exit when no traffic slows or let's you over going highway speeds
@@RobertELee420 I agree, all I can surmise is his lack of experience. Maybe he was panicking. It's a damn shame. At the time I drove I was told the average career was 3 months. Its frightening to realize the number of inexperienced drivers in these rigs
@@Jim26D I'll never forget making a right turn onto the George Washington bridge into Manhattan while these idiots in cars squeeze in to my wide turn . Frustrating.
The one Job . That Judge should try. He would reduce the sentence to 0 TIME . MY HUSBAND WAS A DRIVER 19 YEARS .HE TOLD ME IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS JOB. HAD TO DRIVE FOR 5 PEOPLE. YOURSELF, THE ONES BEHIND. ON EACH SIDE. BACK, AND ALL IN FOUNT.. HE NEVER HAD A ACCIDENT .
This young person gets sentenced to 110 years for an accident caused by failed brakes. He is already suffering emotionally for the result of something that wasn't his fault. Our justice system is broken. Disgusting judge.🤬
Don't blame the judge his hands were tied due to a law in Colorado that you must serve every count consecutively he had like 20+ or so counts on him that carry a sentence of 5 years each
The judge didn’t do this it was a jury of his peers man
@@professorchaos5058 fair enough but my heart goes out to this person who was doing his best to do a dangerous job. His equipment fails and somehow he goes to jail for the rest of his life... So it's double or nothing gamble for our truck drivers who bring us our food, medical supplies, dog toys and everything we think we need in rain, ice or 124 degree heat but we don't support the honest worker when something goes wrong?? Truckers are the blood veins to our American bodies. We owe them to treat them with far more love, respect and appreciation!
Fire the judge. It is on him in the end. Ethics precedes the law.
@I Dindu Nuffin it’s the companies fault not his.
Wow! I've heard of people who are consistently killing other people ( homicides by unlawful use of guns ) and they don't get 1/10 of the sentence that this truck driver was given!
Mandatory minimum sentences and he's Latino in a Midwestern state.
Yep this is way too much if there isnt any evidence of what he did being intentional.
Doesn't matter he deserves it
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Cool… and?
@@HarryHov
110 years? For brakes failing resulting in an inevitable accident? No. Yes, it’s a tragedy that people died though the punishment doesn’t fit the crime.
My friend’s dad was a truck driver when we were kids and she cried so much whenever he had to leave. They really sacrifice a lot and I think this is crazy excessive. It was a accident.
My boyfriend's dad is a trucker and owns his own company as well. He talks about how his dad is never home and how rough it was growing up without him. This is excessive and wrong. I also have a feeling once the jury and judge found out he is new to this country and doesn't speak English well that those things also played a part in contributing to this asinine sentencing. Cruel and unusual punishment. Give him 10 years and probation. Not take away the rest of his life and beyond.
@@heywaitMarlee I agree. He shouldn’t lose his life over a accident
A preventable accident The FMCSA rules on such a event as this one are very clear and precise.no leanacey he disregarded taking a runaway ramp.before the ramp he was well aware of his brake problem.the runaway ramps for trucks are there to save lives.what this guy did was irritating and irresponsible as a cmv driver.he failed to maintain control of the truck..as such it is not a accident.
No think about the victims and their families, it only equates to 27 yrs per victim.
@@cn1878 here's the thing everyone isn't educated with the rules and heaven regulations truckers must and as commercial drivers R Expected to follow each and every rule and regulations no matter what.as such each violation this driver has been charged with is legit and every one of them carries time . especially in this case where lives were lost so since this could and should have been prevented by that driver and was not.he is guilty of all charges against him.there is absolutely no leantcey for commercial drivers you take lives you'll pay for that he brought this all on himself by his lack of experience and bad judgement.i drove otr 32 years I never killed anyone or even hit anything.foward or backwards and the reason is I knew the rules ad regulations and followed them with intentions of keep everyone safe around me.thats our job daily to provide for the American families and businesses to keep life moving forward. when you fail in that and take lives you will suffer the consequences of your actions.
School shooters get 10 years with parole, kidnappers, get 15, child molesters get 30…110 years for failing brakes. Are you kidding me?
What school shooter gets 10 years?
@@subzero4288 none
Why do people keep bringing up school shooters and rapist etc against this case? He’s no different he intentionally murdered 4 people lol
@Richard Myers right
@Richard Myers I seen people on Instagram saying he got treated worse than nikolas cruz because of racism, pretending like nikolas CRUZ isn't a Mexican too. Just like how they pretend george ZIMMERMAN was white.
how can a driver be responsible for company service flaw?
this is an outrage..
Killing people in order to stop your out of control truck...not so good.
@@joerogaine3093 Get a clue. He wasn't racking up kills like it's Twisted Metal here. Go sit in the corner and chew up some crayons, and eat paste.
@@joerogaine3093There was no other way. You weren't there. Therefore, you just can't talk. You just can't.
@@supershaw3651 Well actually he passed a runaway truck ramp he could've pulled off to...
@@nateg7100 He was freaking out and couldn't think straight. Hesitation happens sometimes, friend. He should be a free man right now. However, people died, so I do agree that people deserve to take accountability. This was just very unfortunate for both sides especially for the families who lost those 4. The company should've faced all the backlash.
As tragic as this is, no way does this man deserve 110 years!
Totally Agree
Can't Disagree
Could be a mockery? Whole story could be fake to distract you ever thought of that logic?
Pedophiles get months
Agreed. They sentenced him like he was a terrorist!
I've ran heavy haul trucks for over 25yrs and been extremely lucky several times and most of those times I was able to keep my cool and get the truck under control. But there has been a few times I had to really fight through my fear to get that control back especially as I've gotten older we all have those times when we freeze from fear but sentencing a person to die in prison over something he had no control over is sickening and will scare away future drivers from entering the trucking field
For sure ludicrous sentence man
So when you were a trucker did you usually drive at high speeds down mountains? Did you ever ride you brakes the whole way down a mountain from 11K ft to 5K ft? Did you ever know your brakes were failing, so you pulled over to the side of the road and make a call asking what to do. Then hop back in your truck and kept driving without waiting for your brakes to cool down? Did you ever put another trucker's life in danger by purposefully slamming you truck into his inorder to try and slow yourself down? If not you must not have been as good a trucker as this guy.
Or maybe it will encourage future drivers to be more diligent when operating their trucks
Maybe that's the point.. self driving vehicles are being made for a reason.
@@masterqueef1172 were you ever told by your boss to hurry up? Have you ever tried to please a demanding boss?
As if he destroyed the brakes intentionally, even to putting his own life at risk.... SMH
He passed runaway ramps designed for just the situation he was in but why would he do that when he can barrel into traffic? He did destroy his brakes, he knew what he signed on for so he deserves time, I don't think that much but he deserves time
@@moonshinegrrl393 you need to get checked out, psycho. Disregarding all the crazy stuff you said, murderers can get half a century less time in prison than this guy did, even more.
@@moonshinegrrl393 I go down the infamous grapevine in California all the time. I downshift and use the engine brake accordingly, and it's honestly not that bad. But I've seen idiots ride their brakes until they start smoking
I don't think his punishment should be this severe, but he's still an idiot who didn't know what he was doing
@@SonofTiamat did his truck have a jake? Yes I don't think he needs 110 yrs but I do think he needs time
@@moonshinegrrl393 All trucks have one. My guess is he didn't downshift before going downhill, then tried to downshift when going too fast but wasn't able. Downshifting at high speeds is next to impossible sometimes
The judge that presided during this trial needs to be held in jail for this idiotic sentence. Truckers need to not deliver to colorado and this county in particular for this idiotic and senseless sentence.
The judge gave him the minimum law he was allowed to give the truck driver. I would have given him 220 years.
I watched the video footage of the incident yesterday for the first time. Being a truck driver for over 20 years and having had experienced this exact same scenario when I was younger, I know exactly what he did wrong, and exactly what he was doing while the footage shows him swerving and unfortunately missing the sand trap.
The difference with my scenario is I was very very lucky and got my truck back in gear, and I didn’t have a wreck with traffic backed up waiting for me at the bottom of the grade. So when I reached the bottom I was able to run it out and let the truck slow itself to where I could start downshifting, (mind you , I hit over 100 mph coming down that grade.)
This kid wasn’t that fortunate. This was an accident caused by inexperience that led to mechanical failure.
110 years is ridiculous.
I wondering if his truck was actually in gear when he hit those cars, when they said his brakes failed I thought he got it out of gear and couldn't get it back in. In the school I went to we drove some big hills here in East Tennessee, on of my instructor told us all don't try to gear down going down hill. Yes 110 is too much but I think he deserves time
Your story is frightening!! I CANNOT imagine!!
@@moonshinegrrl393 He intentionally didn't take a runaway ramp, and began driving down the hill at nearly 90mph. He knew exactly what he was doing.
@@skilz5698 or maybe he was just frightened and inexperienced. You ppl need to have mercy, jeez. Ppl died, yes. But mass murderers and rapist get far less time. Since you have all the theories, riddle me that
@@thekreativeculture9642 He has a class A CDL with air brake endorsement, manual transmission endorsement, and hazmat. He knew exactly what would happen taking that hill at double the speed limit. He intentionally didn't take the runaway ramp. He is a mass murderer can't claim stupidity when he holds a class A.
I honestly just want to give that guy a hug. This breaks my heart.
And the families of those killed?
@@danaglass1265 every one gets a hug
As someone who lost my best friend to a negligent fedex trucker 3.5 years ago…not everyone gets or wants a hug. You want your loved one back. 🥺
Omg I was literally thinking the same thing 🥺 group hug group hug 🤗🤗🤗
@@danaglass1265 As someone who's SO was killed in a crash, maybe I don't want a hug but I'm just happy that someone cares and actually hears me. I would rather have that than nothing at all. And I would never dismiss someone who wants a hug.
Please forgive this man this is excessive. He's not a criminal, it was an accident!
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Video of him purposely missing the runaway ramps.
@@chroniccrypto5621 someone’s stupid.
@@gaeltovar4047 ya the driver.
WE MUST lock up hardworking law-abiding citizens and let murderers, rapists, and gang bangers from other third-world countries take their place.
It was an accident driving 80 going down how did he get his license too many lost their life
Why ruin a fifth persons life
Look around your house. Look at your car outside. None of it would be there if not for truck drivers risking their lives daily.
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Trust me bud, very soon these disgusting truck drivers will be a thing of the past 👍🏾 with our technology getting better and stronger there will never be a truck driver hogging up the road like they own it, or abusing them lot lizards.
@@yayayaya7708 Yep. Be bothered. Be bothered that your existence has no use.
@@yayayaya7708 😂😂😂
@@Denverscorpio do you have a life outside of RUclips comment sections? Go outside and get some fresh air and exercise, it’s proven to strengthen the immune system and burn calories. Obesity kills.
Real talk. Thank you truck drivers. You do a hard ,underappreciated , very dangerous job.
And I hope yall stay safe
4 motorists die because of a truck driver and you're over here blessing the truck drivers.
I’m a truck driver and I feel bad for this man he went to work and ended up with 112 years I believe that the brakes could have failed who can be blamed the company is at fault god bless him and all the victims involved
Why in the world would he bypass a runaway ramp? Do you think he froze in fear ?
Sadly many people get sentenced to hundreds of years in prison everyday. We need justice reform asap.
I went to trucking school. It is our job to inspect our vehicle before we get in. It is our job to maintain proper air pressure for our brakes while driving to avoid brake failure.
I hope he gets clemency. This is absolutely horrendous and sad. So many people lost their lives that day including the truck driver.
@@onigiri2136 brake failure can happen at anytime you can do all the pre trip expections you want and them brakes can still fail best thing to do is drive under the speed limit and always look for an escape route
I don't know but I thought that the driver is responsible for his brakes being in adjustment.. driver is on the road for days or weeks at a time they are the only ones to know if their brakes are out of adjustment if the truck is not stopping properly with a load!! When someone is stopped at the scales and they are given a red flag ticket for brakes being out of adjustment that goes to the (driver )not the company!! He lost control of his truck and he did not go up a break ramp or runaway truck ramp!! It was a judgment call and I think he made the wrong choice!! If he would have went up that runaway ramp no one would have been killed! You don't lose your brakes on a malfunction easily!! For him to be convicted if brakes had to be grossly out of adjustment
@@capo4880 I have never really heard of a bunch of cases of brakes failing.. brakes locking up because of air leaks happen way more than brakes failing.. your exaggerating!!
This is a very sad story. I know someone who lost the breaks to his work delivery truck. About 14,000 pounds. He screamed at drivers and pedestrians ahead, blew the horn and the air horn to warn, "NO BREAKS!!!". This man was an expert driver with 20+ years under his belt, so, after trying everything else to slow down that loaded truck, his last decisions were simple, downshift as low as possible, press the emergency breaks as slow as possible and turn that wheel to flip the truck on its side, sliding down the hill across an intersection almost going into the freeway at an over pass (It was either that or keep going down the busier hill) He says, panic is an option that makes you react in a way where you hope that you have enough time to react, and that no one dies including yourself. He said your breaks can go out at anytime for whatever reason of no fault of your own. In this case, thankfully, no one died, but he was forever changed.
I'm sorry for all the families that suffered such a tragic loss in this horrible accident. I'm sorry to this young trucker who simply went to work to do his job but instead was met with a tragic end. Everyone, EVERYONE involved will forever be changed because of a malfunction. I empathize with everyone in this sad unfortunate situation. I'd be mad at the world.!!
So please always remember that it takes 500 feet for an 18 wheeler to come to a complete stop at regular speeds (30,000+ pounds empty load). I don't ever want to be on the receiving end of anyone without breaks, especially a truck driver.
To all of you regular drivers, truckers and my aunt who is a trucker, Drive and Stay safe.
From Oakland California
It’s terrible that any of this happened. I really hope the petition goes well
He was speeding and driving negligently ruclips.net/video/EYqCLB2mDRw/видео.html
If you watched the full video it explains why. The brake in his truck gave out which is actually a normal thing and it’s very scary when it happens. Some highways have started to make these giant pits of sand so when that does happen drivers have somewhere to purposely crash into but this road didn’t have one of those
None of this was his fault, but the companies fault since they should have had better inspection for their vehicles
I’m just going off of what’s in the video
@@that_one_helljumper he 100% had a runaway truck ramp that he could have used but didn’t. His brakes might have failed but his steering wheel didn’t, yet instead of getting over to the shoulder of the road he plowed straight into a group of stopped vehicles. This seemed pretty intentional to me
Tragic situation. Heart goes out to victims' families. That being said, this was an accident. His brakes went out. And he had little experience. The sentence was harsh. Murders, rapists, and seriel killers have gotten less time. Some no time at all. The company should be held liable first for not giving him a safe and operational rig which led to loss of life.
Your excuse is that he had little experience? Then he shouldn't have been driving alone. Personal responsibility. As a former truck driver, it's serious business driving 80k lbs on any given day and other vehicles have no idea the attention needed to drive safely.
@@erikhawes5489 so it’s his fault the brakes went out?????????
@@xhorrorxmovie no. Well partly. It's the driver's responsibility to maintain the vehicle or not drive it if not safe. We don't know the circumstances of why the brakes went out. Was he driving too fast? Did he burn up both brakes? I can only assume from the guilty verdict that he didn't do something right. In the video it says he passed a runaway ramp... why?
I believe he is at fault for not following certain preventative measures and should face jail time. But 110 years for something he didn't premeditate on, there's been killers that actually planned things out and have gotten a lot less
@@erikhawes5489
The responsibility of maintaining the rig is on the company, not the driver. Owner operators are responsible for their own rigs. Company owned trucks are the responsibility of the company
I'm a truck driver, and this sentencing is absolutely ridiculous for something beyond his control. He had no power over his brake failure: not just that, but he panicked and therefore missed the runaway ramp. I am completely mortified over this crooked justice system, and I hope he gets released. I forgive you Brotha; it's not over!
He claimed the breaks failed,we don't know if it did, and we don't know if he fail while He was going 2x the speed limit
@@nunnie768 Are you perfect (rhetorical question). Have you ever been in a situation where you didn't know what to do because things happened so quickly (again, rhetorical question). Maybe, just maybe he was going so fast because he could not pump his breaks. There's so many different scenarios that could have happened; but I do know one thing. He is sorrowful behind this unfortunate tragedy. That in itself is enough for him to deal with. He's not a criminal. An accident just occurred; and that could happen to any of us. You should be ashamed of yourself for showing no empathy whatsoever. Instead, you're pointing fingers. Heartless, just heartless!
Your a truck driver? Do you know that the truck's braking system runs off of 120 air pressure? if the rig looses air pressure, when the psi falls below 60 the low air warning buzzer sounds, soon after that as the air pressure continues to drop the breaks will automatically lock up. He was inexperienced in Mountain Driving he drove too fast for the weight that he was pulling and he burned his breaks up. Then he bypassed 2 safety ramps. Colorado is making an example out of him.
Panicking and throwing all protocol out the window in your trained profession doesnt cut you slack off killing multiple people. People need to feel more sympathy for the lives lost due to his negligence.
@@sierrajade63 They lock up below 20 not 60…20lbs is what the trailer air chambers hold.
He is a truck driver of the United States of America! So a little bit of mercy to him and condolences to those are victims of the accident. Maybe 15 years of prison only!
Why didn't they charge the owner of the business who is responsible for maintaining his trucks? And yes he was in business at the time of the crash.
Probably a white owned a company. They get special treatment
@@danielleparra4800 your racism is showing.
When breaks fail going down the hill he took has nothing to do with the company. They did nothing. He took that truck down that hill too fast and chose not to take runaway ramp. He is solely responsible for all the carnage
If you was following the trial, you was noticed that the trucking company pirate someone that really did not have the experience he was only 6 months driving 18 wheelers, he only spoke and red in Spanish unfortunately he probably didn't know about the runaway path if your trucks yourself with me is problems. He was a brand new truck driver out on the road, the company that he was working for or bunch of nasty people. They change the name of the business, they had no insurance on their business and also on their trucks, along with the maintenance records for the trucks. They allowed him to be out left out there to be handled this case in his lap 110 years is a lot when you get people out here killing children and only getting through for 25 years. This is an accident it wasn't done intentionally.
@@danielleparra4800 we don't know who owns the company of the truck as that has not been disclosed yet, but what was her during the trial was that the trucking company he was working for the not have proper and adequate insurance and maintenance records that the truck driver is supposed to be keep it on his log. Unfortunately things went sideways when his break started to fail and he could not stop the truck, also as being a brand new truck driver he probably didn't know about the runaway truck ramps, and on top of that he spoke very little English and he's test for the CDL was give it to him Spanish. Which is nothing wrong with that but if you can't read English you shouldn't be behind a truck. The trucking company he was working with change the name immediately, they also had no insurance on the drivers and also the trucks, and they did not have properly in his records for all trucks in their name. It's very sad 110 years that is way too much
Child molestar don’t even get these type of sentences. They legit ruin Children’s life’s and parents life’s and walk away free.
He’s always tortured by what he did. To put him in jail for a literal accident is cruel and unusual! He’s pretty young.
Him surviving that will be torture enough. There’s no point in putting him behind bars. I feel so sorry for everyone involved.
Why? He literally swerved AWAY from the run away ramps which would have prevented all of this. He purposeful did not get his truck inspected. He is 100% criminally at fault. It is not hard to understand
@@ShannonMcCraryH a 100 years is excessive at least give him 25
@@Kingxvinny330 25 for an accident though? Just take his trucking license away smh that should be the worst that he gets. Unbelievable, hope I don't get in an accident and someone dies because I've got 100 years behind bars to look forward too.
NellzPrime330 But what other damage could that accident have caused if it were in a different area? Could he have perhaps crashed into an ammunition facility and killed dozens of people there? But then again, which party has Colorado voted for since 2000 at least?
I completely agree that he should have received a 110-year sentence, either him or the company that employed him. The fact that he only got 10 years due to public sympathy, influenced by his illiteracy, highlights the lack of education in our society.
I’m tired of the Judicial system being ruled by public outcries.
He doesn’t deserve this. My nephew is a truck driver so looking at this young man I could see my nephew. He didn’t make the truck nor does he repair the truck. I’m signing this petition because he doesn’t deserve to do prison for something he had no control of.
Strongly agree!
Where do you sign up?
How do you sign it? I also want to sign
He had control to use the runaway truck ramp. 110 years is absurd but a conviction in general here isn't.
@@silvia.4442 google his name and you will see where to sign the petition. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
He got a higher sentence then if he murdered them. Keeping in mind not only was it an accident but a mechanical failure. If your gonna charge anyone charge the mechanic that last checked the breaks
He overheated the brakes by not shifting to a lower gear and using the engine brake (that makes the noise you hear coming from 18-wheelers on a downhill). So he's definitely responsible but *110* years is totally ridiculous.
It was not only mechanical failure! It was caused because he could not read the signs and, therefore, sped right past the runaway ramp put in place for that reason! Company is also liable fir hiring someone who CANNOT READ ENGLISH!
It wasnt a 'mechanical failure' you fool.
He didnt have a CDL and he should not have been driving a rig of that nature.
He is an illegal alien.
You have NO idea what youre talking about.
He isnt the only one who got the sentence and should be sentenced, the trucking company should be imprisoned also.
We will have truck shortages and economic slowdown!!
There was a truck ramp for him to take.
I was a dispatcher and weighmaster for a year: brakes can fail, even if well maintained. It was a horrible accident, and people died, but regular drivers who deliberately mow down pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists only get a couple of years.
If your brakes fail why skip the runaway truck ramp?
@ receive more time…damn he’s going to die in prison…that’s more than a life sentence…
Some lady killed a 6 year old girl while she walked back home with grama. I had to be by there sides as they breathed there final breath. That Lady was freed 2 weeks later because apparently she has connections in higher places. Lifes fixed my friends. Lets cleanse the world from these demons. One hierarchy at a time. OORAH!!
@ Learn how to write ok.
@Luda Cris engine brake only does so much , they mention nutreal anyeay so either the engine grenaded and he was free wheelin or he made the very big no no mistake of tryibg to downshift when he was already goibg too faat.
He deserves every bit of that 110 year sentence due to the GLARING FACT that this was a totally avoidable collision. He knowingly bypassed the runaway truck ramp. If there was no truck ramp, the sentence would definitely outweigh the crime.
This is disturbing. My beautiful friend was murdered October 2019 a mother of two beautiful little girls. Her murderer was a child predator who was let out of jail. I had to watch her two daughters break down as her casket was lowered. I wish the system did more for case like hers. :(
The system is broken sometimes it better to take actions yourself and take care of business
My heart goes out to him. There was no malice, no drugs, no exhaustion just a young man without the years of experience that probably would not changed the outcome. This is wrong.
Yes the outcome is …. Go on the emergent lanes
@@MannyDelReal problely not one. Honestly you don't see
many emergency lands.
Open your eyes. He chose to crash into all those cars. He could have run him self off the road.
Didn't he go past an emergency ramp?
@@MannyDelReal lemme guess you drive trucks
Truck drivers are the backbone of this country, these types of situations is what makes people shy away from doing it . Why would I want to be a driver knowing one accident could imprison me for life.
Because as long as you are negligent you should be okay. I mean should you be afraid of being a mechanic because you can change someone's brakes and may fail causing the person driving said car to crash and die? Or how about a doctor and having someone die on you? There's a reason proper preventative maintenance and out of control crash ramps exist
@@thefuzzypickle8277 I'm already a mechanic, a semi truck mechanic at that , my job is routine and doesn't have changing variables like a driver would have to encounter on the road.
honestly...id feel differently... but he had multiple opportunities to stop. He drove past multiple runaway truck ramps, when he could have used them. Had he used them, no one would have died. 110 years is steep for a malfunction, but he needs consequences for the stupid decisions he made over and over again that cost people's lives. Period. He could have avoided this whole thing if he chose to.
Yes, people lost their lives, but seeing him at the sentencing was heartbreaking. No matter what happens to him, he will live the rest of his life with his torment and guilt and that almost seems punishment enough. I am curious what the families of the deceased think about his sentencing, not the legalities with the company, but with this young man.
His brakes malfunctioned. They failed
@@tytraulich4987 no they didn’t he wore them down as he did not know how to drive in the mountains
@@kyloren1014 it was a damn accident for people sake people who’s done worse ON PURPOSE have gotten wayyy less years
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@@CinnamonyPasteline average out the years by how many counts he was sentence on.
Everyone in the USA needs to sign the petition! He's young, w/a family and it's Christmas. The people who hired him should be mainly to blame. A lot of people freeze up when they're scared to death. He should've never been given a load through such a dangerous area until he was trained better. Show this man mercy!
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If it was 1 of your family members who were killed in the worse possible way.....burning alive..you would not feel this way.
@@milkyo1206 that's irrelevant this is where high emotion makes people idiots you reflect everything back on yourself Instead of examining it in a logical sense. He doesn't deserve 110 years for his brakes going out
If he was sentenced then there was probably evidence of wrong doing on him, texting, reckless driving, speeding, and etc I always see truckers doing these things blowing through red lights, if he was doing either of these and he took 4 lives, then his life should be over as well, they also had family's and it was also Christmas for them to
If it was just a brake issue he wouldnt have got 110 years
Im a truck driver this pisses me off and breaks my damn heart it is unfortunate what happened to the four people who lost there life in this accident we as truck drivers know our responsibilities anything can happen when you on that black top even after a pre inspection and I can imagine what that young trucker is going through if I was face to face with him right I would let him know it's not your fault don't blame yourself coming down those mountains can be very stressful I actually smoked my brakes back in 2014 coming down that same mountain it is not a game as far as passing up the runaway ramps he pretty much panicked because of his experience and that is understandable 110 yrs for a accident the court system just failed us once again burying a innocent man and in this case a trucker brother of ours Rogel keep your head up we riding with you on this one.
Innocent man? Are you on drugs? It scares me that people like you are driving big rigs.
@@glenbard657 you don't know what semi truck driving is like, so stay with your minimum wage job
@Big Donkey He could have used the runaway truck ramp that he passed
Then he shouldn’t of been a truck driver since he can’t read traffic signs. Panicked or not, he still ignored the signs. He could of stopped plenty of times. Well deserved sentence
He deliberately swerved into traffic killing several ppl... he deserves the chair 4 times over and so does anyone with a 20+ year sentence... video shows no evidence for brake failure, only that he was driving recklessly and refused every attempt to stop his truck or avoid traffic even if his brakes had failed...
Our justice system is an absolute joke.
yea, it always been
It was an accident, I have many family members that are truck drivers, this young hard working man is in my prayers, it's an injustice what he's going through.
Was it an accident that he purposely bypassed the runaway truck exit?
Truck drivers unite and support this young worker. A company should never be allowed to have a young driver with little experience send in a huge truck like that ! Make them responsible...not him.
@@joselin2466 From what the video stated the company went out of business and this dude is in it on his own.
@@jonathnjdm714 excactly. But that's not how it should work. Get those bosses from.the company !!
This was not a accident he knew the break warn out he had 3 chance to get out and stop driving he chose $$$ over other life.
If this didnt give you a reason to leave the industry I don't know what would. Leaving the trucking industry was the best decision I ever made.
But how do you get pain pills and lot lizards now
Woman!!!
Probably for all of us.
It makes me laugh when I see a truck drivers who are feeling that they are successful by being truckers for many years. I see these men in their mid 40s barely able to walk sometimes. With their back hurting all the time. You guys are losers for being a truck drivers. It is an objective opinion based on pros and cons of a job. Yes, Iam a trucker as well. However Iam not ashamed to call myself a big LOSER for being a trucker. Smart person will never end up being a truck driver.
Did it for 5 years, left the industry 3 years ago. My family was more important. And yes, Ive dumped a truck into the runaway ramp.
This is so sad for this truck driver! He was just trying to make an honest living and not on drugs or wasn't fatigued or did anything to aggravate this accident except his lack of experience and that's an honest mistake. He will already have to live the rest of his life knowing that he was in such a tragic accident. I hope this man gets freedom soon!
Four people died because of him. Do their lives mean nothing to you?
@@HunterDriguez yes of course they do but those people are DEAD now! No reason why his life should also be over since he’s still living. His worth more to society as a free man who will keep working and making an honest living (probably not in truck driving) but he’s still a good person and he’s young and has a wife and two small children. There’s pedos and murders who are out and about that arnt even half of a good person and valuable as this man! He made a mistake but he did it because he was out trying to provide for his family. The dead are dead this man does not deserve to die as well in prison. It could happen to you! It can happen to anyone!
@@PropertyandCasualtyAgent he doesn't deserve mercy he deserves judgment! He would deserve mercy if he did ANYTHING to avoid this accident. People died and it could have been avoided. This wasn't a tragic accident it was AVOIDABLE.
It wasn't even his fault! He was on a rolling hill and the brakes blew! That could happen to anyone! We're going to punish a man doing an honest living?! These people who were killed is a tragic situation. Even their families came out to forgive the driver, knowing he did NOTHING wrong and he feels incredible guilt for what happened!
We let murderers and pedos roam the streets after a few years, but an accident gives a man life?
guess he should've kept his truck inspected and used the escape ramp 🤷♂
this guy gets 110 years in prison because of accidental failed breaks while the other (INFLUENCER) guy who killed a mother and a 2 years old daughter only gets 24 years in prison because of repeated illegal drag racing
Brakes failed but he ignored multiple opportunities to get off the road.
He had over 40 charges against him, all with minimum sentences. It adds up quick.
Actual criminals: oh that L' be like 10 years
Drives a truck: Too The Dungeon With Ye!
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This country hates workers so much
I feel bad for the lost of lives for this unfortunate accident. But to give this man 110 years is absurd! Its not like he had a gun and went out and intentinally killed 4 people. This was cause of a mechanical failure and the driver may have been scared, panicked that may have caused him to make poor judgment. He deserve prison but 110 years is way to harsh. People who commit murders get less then him..
He was caught on camera passing run aways and other truckers tried warning him. Know the facts before you come up out the side of your face!!!
A mechanical issue he is responsable for are you a truck driver?? Then you dont understand pretrip inspection process and he falsified log books 110 years is a bit much but 10 years per life lost is warranted
I agree maybe 105 ar the most
@ exactly...there was plenty of opportunity to keep this from happening
I agree 110 is a lot but! Everytime before you get in a semi to drive you do a pre inspection and after you're done and park you do a post inspection.
My uncles murderer only got 15 years and didn't even serve the while sentence. He stabbed and killed with intent. This man panicked and yes people died but his sentence does NOT fit the crime.
Truckers can't do nothing once the brakes fail, its a big boat on wheels.
Not that I feel he should have 110 years, but he should of taken the ramp....that's exactly what it's for.
@@kitkatthebobcat6556 i agree he dumb for this one
I was driving once when I hit black ice and almost hit another vehicle. Ever since my worst fear is accidentally killing someone in an accident and I drive as little as humanly possible. That incident changed me in so many ways and I didn't even hit them, I can't imagine the pain that poor man feels and to be punished on top of it... its called an accident for a reason.
Way different!!!
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Easy to say when you are not in his shoes.
@@moriahpalmas5264 the rocks in your neighborhood must laugh at how much smarter they are than you
@@BZtheAnti
I don’t do drugs so I don’t see such a things as rocks laughing so..
A guy working gets 110 years and real criminals get in and out of jail.
Ghislane maxwell will be free by christmas
I’m a trucker and this makes me want to switch my career around anything can happen at any given time be thankful be blessed
Why? Because you realized that you can't get away with gross negligence and the killing 4 people? Wow... who would have thought...
@@ShannonMcCraryH He was very stressed, his truck speed up and he tries to avoid super slow cars with super heavy 18 wheeler semi truck. His truck has more kinetic power than speeding trash truck, it could be worse than this.
@@ShannonMcCraryH Only someone with a simple mind such as yourself would think that way. Innocent people were killed due to an unfortunate accident.
@@ShannonMcCraryH You seem to be very bitter with this guy. I have seen your comments. He didn't mean to cause an accident. He is getting the same sentence as Chris Watts, the guy who planned and murdered his own family. Not fare at all.
@@donnajoe4442 seems fare to me, he was only concerned about saving his life, misses 3 run away ramps goes from the right end of the lane onto the middle of the lane, speeding ehh what else?
Dang 110 years for an accident? Shouldn't the company be charged too?
This man is doing his best in life to put food on his family’s table. He’s not a kingpin criminal ( even them gets less time like one year or two) or a child rapist , or some serial killers. This criminal system is outrageous and injustice, accidents happen and the penalty for hard working blue collar should not be 100+ years in prison.
Where do I sign for his petition???
He happened to be the wrong color.
Right on andy
This innocent man who made a bad judgement call is getting the same treatment that murderers should get. There’s demons within America and South America that will dismember alive people on camera and they are walking free but we feel the need to take this man’s life away for an accident that only partly was his fault? America is f***d
@❤❤Maria Cruz aka RaRa❤❤ “he should not be held accountable”
Yes. Yes he should. He was completely negligent and as a result four people suffered horrible deaths as they were simply driving about their day. Literally burned alive in their cars. Not to mention a bus of schoolchildren were injured. I imagine if those children had been the ones burned alive, you’d think differently. Another few meters of him crashing into that schoolbus and it could have been…
Life is about choices and consequences. He chose to not take the runaway ramps which had the consequence of smashing into dozens of cars and igniting a fireball. You might disagree with the sentence but to say he has no blame for this, is not only foolish but absurd. The victims families offered a plead deal with him but he refused and would only accept a driving ticket.
So this was a company truck. It wasn't his truck. He's the driver it was the companys responsibility to make sure the truck met all dot requirements.
But as a truck driver you need to check on it yourself he did sign the paper anything he does while driving is his responsibility
I wish we could have these types of sentences for corrupt judges and D.A’s. You make a single mistake as a worker and some bs like this can happen to you. Meanwhile the well connected people handing out these types of sentences can hide behind things like justice being blind. If you are rich and powerful, justice sneak’s a 👁 peek.
You mean police officers in stead of being Sued and using tax payers money to pay people for they’re faults
So true... this two tier system is out of control
You have proof? Where’s the proof that US courts favor well connected people
@@spurlworld why do you assume the US has two tiered justice system? Do you have proof?
@@0IIIIII being in the military, the sheriff's department and the corrections department. Seeing how the system works with my own eyes, that's what I saw.
I hope he rots in prison and never sees the day of light again. There is absolutely no excuses for his stupidity and recklessness. He chose to not take the ramp and he chose to not drive off to the side, it’s 100% his fault and he needs to pay for it.
Exactly, He deliberately swerved into traffic killing several ppl thus his sentence... he deserves the chair 4 times over and so does anyone with a 20+ year sentence... video shows no evidence for brake failure, only that he was driving recklessly and refused every attempt to stop his truck or avoid traffic even if his brakes had failed...
Father you know the truth. I'm praying for this young man. 🙏🏼
Same here
Amen 🙏🏽 our justice system is not as it should be
It sounds like the company he worked for is also responsible! This is a ridiculous sentence
Company had nothing to do with it. This dude chose not to take the runaway ramp when his breaks failed because he did not know how to negotiate a down hill maneuver
Who pays for it! Justice system works if you're rich, the rest, you pay, for killing people
Nothing in this country, is balanced
@@markthomas3748
Yeah but *110* years???
Depending on who you are
Literally the one of the most dangerous jobs you can have in the U.S. Yet somehow this young man received 100+ years for doing his job and surviving what we can see is a very horrific accident. Rip to those lost but punishing him is so cruel.
110 years is alot they should probably give him 10
Even if he gets no jail he would end up suicidal
As a truck driver , i think this sentencing is absolutely insane
Truly cruel and unusual punishment. How did the judge even let that sentence fly? Horrific.
"For doing his job" last time I checked a truckers job isn't gross negligence and killing 4 people because of the situation HE created.
I am so VERY glad I have completely retired from transportation. I was a trucker myself and I can tell you that companies really do not care about their drivers. There are other aspects to the trucking industry that by convicting this driver they NEVER addressed here and have treated this driver unfairly. First off, if he was a company driver and not an owner/operator then the condition of the company truck is not his own fault entirely. How about they arrest the mechanics responsible for maintaining that truck? NO ONE ever suggested that! You see, these companies are infamous about getting by on as little as possible and many times with little regard for the drivers or anyone else. It's about their bottom line! Me, I gave up my CDL permanently in order to never have to ever drive professionally ever again! So, being self retired I can TALJK without fear of being fired by any company. Thank GOD! I can even remember a dispatcher knowing that my time was almost up in terms of allowable driving time telling me that the load I had was a "high dollar" load and ill regardless it had better get to the destination on TIME! That happened to me many years ago but it still happens today to other drivers unfortunately. Companies push their equipment and the drivers to their breaking point and even beyond it all in the name of "The bottom line!" That pressure to meet deadlines and produce profit! Oh and the reward for it for us as drivers, a possible 110 year sentence in PRISON! That's what corporate America in the transportation industry has brought us to folks! So YEA! I am so very thankful I forced myself to retire! You see, we drivers give up our family life, our personal life, hopes. dreams, and virtually everything else for this job many times and all for what? To be under a company that does not care and a nation that has no clue except they want the deaths and wrecks to stop. OK I get that but come on folks, be smart about it. Get to the very root of the thing. Drivers can only do so much! For example, this isn't in the professional trucking industry but, in being a professional driver I actually drove for a company that transported handicapped clients. The company mandated that their drivers were never allowed to open the hood or in any way do anything with the engine or be in the engine compartment! Yes, that was REAL and you tell me, How in THE world can I be held liable for mechanical failure if I the professional driver am not allowed to even so much as pop the hood open? You see, I do not think the general public knows the whole story here and that is why this sentence is so unfair! Can YOU tell me for sure who exactly is at fault? I don't think so.
Apparently he pulled over when he noticed the brakes were fading called his supervisor, and another trucker to ask what to do. They advised he keep going down the grade so I think it was a company truck. He has no experience driving on grades before like that from Texas he exceeded 45 mph several times before the breaks failed which was the max speed for 80k lbs. He has fault no doubt about it but 110 years I don't think so. People keep saying he should have downshifted and used engine braking they don't realize a governor will not allow a truck engine RPM to go high enough to shift it at 85 mph. That is what another truck driver posted somewhere else I read makes lot of sense. He did state he was trying to get it into a gear to slow down I think once he took it out of higher gear he got going too fast to get back in gear.
I bet the dude who ran into the parade gets less time
I bet Biden gives him a presidential pardon
@@chiefgstar8966 Just because daddy Trump would do it doesn't mean Biden would. Don't be stupid. And before you say it, no, I don't like Biden.
@@chiefgstar8966 what like the republicans offering a job to Kyle Rittenhouse in Congress?
@@renderuntocaesarwhatiscaes2300 is there some point you’re trying to make? An innocent kid who’s had his life changed forever and been literally slandered and defamed by media and the literal president for over a year got offered a job by someone.
that jury deserves 110 years.
That's beyond ridiculous.
Jury just gives the verdict. The judge awards the sentence according to the sentencing guidelines….
@@wetdog5299 LOL!!! And these are the people who are crying about his sentence. They don't even know how the justice system works.
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Ever heard of mandatory minimum sentencing and serving consecutive vs. concurrent time? Well that's how you end up with a 110 year sentence.
The judge on the case described the punishment as "excessive" but is powerless to do anything about it. Criminal/sentencing laws are passed at the state legislative level.
@@kayceeyou I know someone told me at work "they don't know why he got that long". It's ignorance of the LAW. I replied how lucky he was to only get the minimum. Especially with 27 felonies that's only a little over 4 years a conviction
I am going to make a prediction that the killer in the Christmas parade in Wisconsin who murdered 6 people and injured 40+ others does not even get a third of the sentence this guy got. Any one want to guess I might be right?
He will get half the time.
burn that straw man!
There both going to get sentenced to many people k1lled
I predict your wrong! I predict that person gets life, not years. So 🤷🏻♂️ life sounds worse.
@@Denverscorpio life doesn't nessicarisly mean life.
In most of the United States, a life sentence means a person in prison for 15 years with the chance for parole. It can be very confusing to hear a man sentenced to life, but then 15 years later they are free. ... Parole is when a prisoner is released into the world temporarily or permanently on account of good behavior.
How can he be held responsible for the truck's malfunction? I don't understand.
The justice system is a joke, probably the judge didn't get enough sleep on the day of the trial lol
I haven't signed an online petition in years, but I signed the one asking for clemency for him. It was an accident. In another video I watched, one of the relatives of one of those lost said that she didn't believe his sentence should be commuted but that the justice guidelines should be changed. No. I'm sorry and I genuinely feel for you and those families who lost loved ones, but that should not excuse a lack of sympathy or even empathy for another human being that was simply doing his job as he was asked. He didn't randomly decide to take the mountainous scenic route.
I agree. It is so sad that people take pleasure from destroying someone else's life as a form of closure. Certainly there are better ways to honor and remember your loved ones than locking a stranger away for a century and ruining his family too.
I agree. I signed it, too.
Facts! 100% an accident
Where do I sign
Richie, please where do I sign the petition?
The trucking company being sued was enough...You can't bring back the dead, unfortunately. This was a major accident, and due to company negligence should not weigh on the shoulders of the driver! The deaths of the people, and trauma from the accident are his burden to bear for the rest of his life. Prison is for drug dealers, murderers, and thieves!
Drug dealers dont force anything on anyone my guy
Be mad tobacco killed more people in any given year than every drug overdose ever.
YOU’RE a drug dealer, get off it. you take cig money and that makes YOU a dealer of a drug that kills more than all illegal drugs combined. Nice you included yourself amount murderers and thieves.
Well said. I agree. His trainer and company should be punished more then Him.
This man does not deserve 110 years. Tragic, but it was an accident. I hope he receives proper representation. People do far worse and receive a fraction of this sentence. He is remorseful and young. Give him a chance.
How about 110 years prison sentence for every person responsible for sexual assault
Beautiful name and pfp you have. And as to you comment, if only they would get that. Some don't even get 1/3 of that.
This guy dosnt deserve to stop his life here. He was working and a mechanical error happened. The surfside tragedy killed many more and cause of negligence. God give this guy another chance 🙏🏻
In Jesus mighty name amen hallelujah glory to God
oh yeah is that why he purposely missed the runaway ramps?
Agree. The Company is no longer around. They need to find the owner of the Company. It was a accident that his Breaks went out. That mean the Company didn’t check his Breaks. That should be done every day working for Companies and being a Driver.
They are people who committed more heinous crimes and gotten much lighter sentences, And because of a mechanical failure this guy is getting 110 years?!?
They're putting these drivers out in semi trucks way too young and with too little experience for the route lengths they're being assigned. They should really work up more experience with shorter routes before putting them on long hauls like they do. Everything in this country seems to be designed specifically to exploit the worker.
110 years? C'mon the man was remorseful! He didn't do this maliciously. His damn brakes failed him, what could he have done? My God 🤦🏾♀️
Use one of 3 run away truck ramps he missed. Before plowing into several stopped cars
Judges make the American justice system a joke 🤡
I'm a semi driver. 1. BE IN A GEAR AT ALL TIMES. Know how to down shift. 2. Take the runaway truck ramp. 3. If you're out of control, hit the wall, or take the ditch.
No excuse for his actions.
Exactly.
We all know he's at fault but damn 110 years is too much and you know that. And yeah imma trucker too...
Don’t forget: *no drugs or alcohol are involved.*
This is so sad.
And???
Nothing wrong with drugs and alcohol
@@bigchickenjoe123 those can be aggravating factors when determining sentencing
@@alexandraa5424 thank you for the feedback Alexandra 🙌🏽
Ya .sad for the people dead and hurt...
Prosecutors are disgusting and enjoy getting people behind bars for as long as they can. This is not justice whatsoever.
@Magnet Shakur I remember an old Dragnet episode when Friday and Gannon were dealing with a man who was a forest ranger he mentioned that "you should be looking for some real hoodlums" He has a very important job.
Liberal laws are to blame. Stop casting ballots for brain damaged Biden and others and you won't have laws like this. Negligence shouldn't be punished as harshly as a mass shooting.
That is way excessive. If his brakes failed that's faulty equipment so at most he should have got multiple manslaughter charges but over 100 years in prison? Way too harsh of a punishment.