Colorado Govenor Jared Polis has shortened the prison sentence of a truck driver convicted in a deadly crash to 10 years, drastically reducing his original 110-year term that drew widespread outrage.
The decision Thursday on Rogel Aguilera-Mederos' sentence was among several end-of-the-year commutations and pardons issued by Polis.
![Rogel Aguilera-Mederos. Aguilera-Mederos, who was convicted in October 2021 of causing a fiery pileup that killed four people and injured six others on Interstate 70 west of Denver. Photo / AP](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YD4SFEND3USCF252ANIAJKWSF4.jpg?auth=f6d4e9888aef0554cd60e559de4dcf61d190637512cd9a5973754034891e4755&width=16&height=13&quality=70&smart=true)
The move comes days after a judge scheduled a hearing for next month to reconsider the sentence at the request of the district attorney, who had planned to ask that it be reduced to 20 to 30 years.
Around 5 million people signed an online petition seeking clemency for Aguilera-Mederos.