DENVER, May 3 (Reuters) – A Texas truck driver who allegedly killed four people and wounded four people was charged with 40 counts, including manslaughter, in the Denver area near Denver.
Police in Lakewood, Colorado, announced the arrest of 23-year-old Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos after losing control of his truck-trailer at the April 25 rush hour and caused an accident on Interstate 70, involving at least 28 vehicles.
The Jefferson County Attorney, where the accident occurred, charged Aguilera-Mederos with 40 counts Friday, including four counts of vehicle homicide, six made first degree and 24 attempted first degree assault.
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Accident involving multiple vehicles near Denver, Colorado on April 26, 2019
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Lakewood, CO – APRIL 25: The Fiery accident on I-70, near Colorado Mills Parkway, closes the highway in both directions. April 25, 2019. (Photo by Hyoung Chang / MediaNews Group / The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Lakewood, CO – APRIL 25: The Fiery accident on I-70, near Colorado Mills Parkway, closes the highway in both directions. April 25, 2019. (Photo by Hyoung Chang / MediaNews Group / The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Lakewood, CO – APRIL 25: The Fiery accident on I-70, near Colorado Mills Parkway, closes the highway in both directions. April 25, 2019. (Photo by Hyoung Chang / MediaNews Group / The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Lakewood, CO – APRIL 25: A person died in a fire accident on the I-70, near Colorado Mills Parkway, which blocked a highway in both directions. April 25, 2019. (Photo by Hyoung Chang / MediaNews Group / The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Lakewood, CO – APRIL 25: A person died in a fire accident on the I-70, near Colorado Mills Parkway, which blocked a highway in both directions. April 25, 2019. (Photo by Hyoung Chang / MediaNews Group / The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Lakewood, CO – APRIL 25: A person died in a fire accident on the I-70, near Colorado Mills Parkway, which blocked a highway in both directions. April 25, 2019. (Photo by Hyoung Chang / MediaNews Group / The Denver Post via Getty Images)
An accident involving several vehicles and an oil spill blocked all lanes of I-70 in the eastbound direction. Monday, October 03, 2011 at Wheat Ridge during morning rush hours. RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post (Photo by RJ Sangosti / The Denver Post via Getty Images)
An accident involving several vehicles and an oil spill blocked all lanes of I-70 in the eastbound direction. Monday, October 03, 2011 at Wheat Ridge during morning rush hours. RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post (Photo by RJ Sangosti / The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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The trailer, which was carrying lumber, hit several cars, causing a pile-up that has become a raging hell, authorities said. The four men who died were all single occupants in their vehicles, according to a local television channel.
"The carnage was significant," police spokesman Ty Countryman said at the time. "It's amazing."
There was no initial indication that Aguilera-Mederos intentionally caused the accident, or that he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Countryman said.
(Report by Keith Coffman in Denver, additional report by Gabriella Borter in New York, edited by Steve Orlofsky)
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