LAKEWOOD, CO. (THECOUNT) — Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, a licensed truck operator from Houston, Texas, has been identified as the driver who caused a massive Interstate 70 fatal crash involving 28 vehicles.
Aguilera-Mederos, 23, sustained minor injuries during the fiery crash. He has been arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide after a lumber filled semi-truck he was operating plowed into vehicles on I-70. The collision caused a fire so intense that it melted the roadway and metal off of cars.
Authorities had to wait until daylight Friday to confirm the death toll from Thursday’s 28-vehicle pileup which stands at a grim four dead.
Six people were taken to hospitals with injuries. Their conditions are were not provided by officials.
The crash report noted there was no indication the incident was intentional and says Aguilera-Mederos has been cooperative.
He is scheduled to make his first court appearance Saturday, reports FOX8.
Geo quick facts: Lakewood is a Home Rule Municipality which is the most populous municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Lakewood is the fifth most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 172nd most populous city in the United States. The city population was 142,980 at the 2010 United States Census- Wikipedia.
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