Colorado trucker’s 110-year sentence reduced to 10 years after outcry

The governor commuted Rogel Aguilera-Mederos's sentence and the 26-year-old will be eligible for parole in five years

The Colorado governor has intervened to reduce the 110-year sentence handed down to a trucker for his role in a fatal 2019 collision after widespread outcry and calls for leniency.

Jared Polis announced Thursday he would commute the sentence for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, reducing his sentence from 110 years to 10 years. Under the new sentence, the 26-year-old would be eligible for parole in five years.