A petition in support of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos has more than 5 million signatures, calling for clemency for the driver.

District attorney Alexis King criticised Polis, saying the governor essentially short-circuited a more deliberative judicial process that prosecutors had begun in consultation with victims’ families and survivors.

“We are disappointed in the governor’s decision to act prematurely,” King said in a statement, adding that a final decision on Aguilera-Mederos’s fate should rest with a judge.

    • berrytopylus [she/her,they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Wasn't there some level of negligence on his behalf that led to the accident? At the end of the day it shouldn't be for a fucking lifetime no matter what he did in that regards though.