Gardenista
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wow, if that is the same truck (hard to tell on my small monitor) that driver can forget about his "brakes failed" excuse. He is all over the road. Sleepy is my guess since they don't suspect drugs.
Why is he arrested? Does he own the truck?
It is absurd that 18 year old people can have a CDL.
Not following where you're going with the bbm? He's 23, but I have a feeling you know that. Genuine question.
Btw my 20 year old has a CDL (or permit or something like that, I don't get kept in the loop too well LOL), and will start bus driver training soon.
I looked it up real quick and 18 is the minimum age to apply for a CDL, but 21 for hazardous materials and interstate driving.
IMO, from reading comments from experienced truckers about this horrible accident, this was likely an inexperienced driver not handling the brakes as he should have when going downhill. But, I'll wait for the official conclusions to have more of an opinion on that.
JMO
Yes, I know he is 23 which shocked me that he has a CDL considering that insurance rates are sky high for drivers until age 25, is it?
Then to read someone can get a CDL at age 18! I am astounded. What kind of foolishness is that!
We will have to see what happens as the investigation proceeds. How experienced was this driver? Had he been on this route before? How long had he been driving that day?Victims: William Bailey, 67, of Arvada; Doyle Harrison, 61, of Hudson; Miguel Angel Lamas Arellano, 24, of Denver; and Stanley Politano, 69, of Arvada
Aguilera-Mederos told police his brakes failed as he traveled at 85 miles-per-hour down the mountains on I-70, an arrest affidavit said. He told police he didn't drive off the highway because he didn't want his truck to roll.
4 Victims In I-70 Fiery Crash Named By JeffCo Coroner
According to an arrest affidavit, Aguilera-Mederos told investigators that the brakes on the semi failed before the crash and that he was going more than 80 mph at the time of the crash.
Charges filed against driver of semi that caused deadly, fiery I-70 crash