- Truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was sentenced to 110 years for his role in a deadly crash.
- The lengthy sentence prompted outrage, with millions signing a petition calling for it to be reduced.
- Gov. Jared Polis reduced the sentence on Thursday.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday reduced the sentence of a 26-year-old man who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for his involvement in a deadly crash in 2019.
Polis said he was reducing the sentence to 10 years, saying a life sentence was not warranted by a "tragic but unintentional act," NBC News reported.
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, a truck driver from Texas, said the brakes on his truck failed in April 2019 in Lakewood when he fatally struck four people. He received the lengthy prison sentence earlier this month due in part to what was required under Colorado law, according to the judge.
More than 5 million people signed a Change.org petition calling on the governor to grant clemency or commute Aguilera-Mederos' sentence.
"This accident was not intentional, nor was it a criminal act on the driver's part. No one but the trucking company he is/was employed by should be held accountable for this accident," the petition said.
Earlier this week, a Colorado district attorney also asked a judge to lower Aguilera-Mederos' sentence.