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DENVER — Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, the semitruck driver accused of causing a deadly crash on Interstate 70 in Lakewood in April, says he’ll meet with any of the victims and their loved ones to answer questions. FOX31 sat down with one victim’s widow to learn what questions she wants answered. Aguilera-Mederos is facing 41 counts, including […]

GOLDEN, Colo. — The hearing for the semitruck driver accused of causing the deadly, fiery crash on Interstate 70 in Lakewood in April was continued Tuesday. Rogel Aguilera-Mederos is facing 41 counts, including four counts of vehicular homicide. Four people were killed in the crash that involved 24 vehicles and four semitrucks on April 25. […]

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Even if the law eventually holds semi-truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos criminally responsible for the Interstate 70 truck crash that killed four people in Lakewood in April, suing his employer may barely be worth it. As FOX31 has previously reported, federal law only requires Castellano 03 Trucking to carry $750,000 in liability insurance, […]

GOLDEN, Colo. — The semitruck driver accused of causing a deadly, fiery crash on Interstate 70 in Lakewood in April will stand trial, a Jefferson County judge ruled Thursday. Rogel Aguilera-Mederos is facing 41 counts, including four counts of vehicular homicide. The judge deliberated for about one hour after a preliminary hearing. Four people were […]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo.–  The trucker suspected of causing a fiery crash that killed four people on Interstate 70 in Lakewood in April appeared in court on Thursday. Rogel Aguilera-Mederos preliminary hearing got underway at 8:30 a.m. in Jefferson County. During the hearing, there was a revelation of the existence of dash camera video from a […]

DENVER — The lawyer representing the man accused of causing a crash that killed four people on Interstate 70 in April has been arrested on charges including kidnapping and vehicle theft. According to court records, Rob Corry, 51, was booked into Denver’s Downtown Detention Center on four counts: criminal mischief, aggravated motor vehicle theft, first-degree […]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — The trucker suspected of causing a fiery crash that killed four people on Interstate 70 in Lakewood last month will not have to wear an ankle monitor. A judge ruled Friday that Rogel Aguilera-Mederos is not considered a flight risk, so he will not have to wear a tracking device. Aguilera-Mederos […]

DENVER — When Rogel Aguilera-Mederos posted a $400,000 bail Saturday night, many on social media assumed the 23-year-old might skip town to avoid trial for the Interstate 70 crash in which four people died last month. The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office was apparently concerned enough that it filed a motion Monday afternoon asking the  […]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — The trucker who posted bail Saturday night for charges related to a deadly crash on Interstate 70 is not currently being monitored with a GPS bracelet. The FOX31 Problem Solvers have learned bond conditions for Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos did not include an ankle monitor or any way to track his movements […]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — The trucker who is accused of causing a fiery crash that killed four people on Interstate 70 in Lakewood last month left jail after posting bail Saturday. Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, 23, is charged with four counts of vehicular homicide, six counts of first-degree assault and 24 counts of attempted first-degree assault. […]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — The driver of a semi-truck that caused a 28-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 last week was formally charged with four counts of vehicular homicide on Friday. Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, 23, from Houston is accused of driving the truck that killed four people in the crash that involved 24 cars and four […]

DENVER — The company that owns a semitrailer involved in a fiery pileup that killed four people in Lakewood had two trucks taken out of service for brake-related issues in the past year, including one about two months before the Interstate 70 crash. Federal records say a March 6 inspection in Texas found that one […]