Trucker accused in deadly I-70 crash in Colorado posts bail, leaves jail
05/19/2019 7:29 am PDT
By Eric Ruble, KDVR
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- 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.
Aguilera-Mederos' bond was set at $400,000.
The crash occurred near the Denver West exit of eastbound I-70 on April 25. It involved 24 passenger vehicles and four semi-trailers.
According to an arrest affidavit, Aguilera-Mederos told investigators that the brakes on his semi failed and that he was going more than 80 mph at the time of the crash.
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