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Rich Drunk Driver Got Probation While Immigrant Gets 110 Years In Prison
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December 20, 2021
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December 20, 2021
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2:46Now PlayingThe case of a truck driver who crashed into traffic, killing four people, and was sentenced to 110 years in prison is being compared to another case involving racial and economic privilege.
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, who is a Cuban immigrant, said his brakes failed on a Colorado interstate and tried to pull over on the shoulder to avoid hitting other vehicles, but couldn’t.
In comparison, Ethan Couch, or “affluenza teen,” was a case in which a wealthy, white Texas teen killed four people while driving drunk and was only given probation.
An online petition requesting commutation or clemency for Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence has over 3 million signatures.
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