A prosecutor in the case against Rogel Aguilera-Mederos has said she will seek a reduced term of 20 to 30 years at a hearing next week.
Aguilera-Mederos - a truck driver - was sentenced to 110 years for accidentally killing four people when his brakes failed on a Colorado interstate.
Earlier this month, the 26-year-old was handed a lengthy sentence after he was convicted in October on vehicular homicide and 23 other charges, ABC 7 reports.
The incident took place in April 2019 and resulted in tragedy when Aguilera-Mederos' brakes failed while he was driving a semi-tractor-trailer at 85 mph, he told police at the time.
As per an arrest affidavit, the 26-year-old had attempted to pull over to the shoulder in order to avoid coming into contact with other vehicles, however, another large truck had already stopped there.
The truck slammed into dozens of vehicles and caused a 28-vehicle crash. A gas tank ignited, sparking a fiery explosion that left four men dead.
No drugs or alcohol were involved in the incident, Lakewood Police Department has said.
More on this story in the video below:The victims were Doyle Harrison, 61, William Bailey, 67, Miguel Angel Lamas Arrellano, 24, and Stanley Politano, 69.
Now, Colorado's First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King, whose office led the state’s case against Aguilera-Mederos, will make the request at a hearing on December 27 after filing a motion to reconsider the original sentence, The New York Times reports.
"Based on the facts of this case and input from the victims and their families, my office will be asking the court to consider a sentencing range of 20-30 years when the Court is prepared to address resentencing," DA King said in a statement on Thursday, December 23.
"As the jury found, Mr. Aguilera-Mederos knowingly made multiple active choices that resulted in the death of four people, serious injuries to others, and mass destruction. This sentencing range reflects an appropriate outcome for that conduct, which was not an accident."
"Given that the victims in this case have more than one view of an appropriate outcome, and this trial court heard the evidence presented, we believe that this hearing is the best path to securing justice for everyone involved," she added.
During his trial, Aguilera-Mederos said that he "cries all the time" when remembering the incident, and that he did his best to avoid other vehicles. Prosecutors argued that he made a series of poor decisions, such as potentially missing a runaway truck ramp along the highway.
Colorado state law requires that all of Aguilera-Mederos' sentences must be served consecutively. Despite receiving all the minimum sentences, they totaled 110 years - a length even the judge voiced his objection to.
