People Power: The Difference Between Life in Prison and a Future

Social media has given people the platform to voice their opinions on controversial news stories, whether it’s their political views or which fast food restaurant has the best chicken sandwich. In October 2021, it was Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ prison sentence that caught the attention of millions. Aguilera-Mederos was a truck driver carrying lumber in April 2019 near Lakewood, Colorado. His brakes malfunctioned and he crashed into three other semi-trucks and 12 cars, which resulted in multiple fires and explosions, killing four people. Aguilera-Mederos was arrested, and charged with multiple counts of vehicular homicide. Read more at The kNOw.