District Attorney Of Jefferson And Gilpin Counties: Man Convicted In I-70 Vehicular Homicide Case

Press release from the District Attorney of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties:

October 15, 2021

Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos (DOB: 11-21-1995) was convicted by a Jefferson County jury at the First Judicial District Court on Friday of four counts of Vehicular Homicide for the deadly 2019 incident on I-70 in Lakewood.

Aguilera-Mederos was also found guilty of 23 other charges, including:

Six counts of Assault in the First Degree – Extreme Indifference
10 counts of Attempt to Commit Assault in the First Degree – Extreme Indifference
Two counts of Vehicular Assault – Reckless
One count of Reckless Driving
Four counts of Careless Driving Causing Death

The court scheduled the sentencing hearing for Dec. 13. The First Judicial District Attorney’s Office (Gilpin/Jefferson) will not release any information or make any additional statements until that time.

This press release was produced by the District Attorney of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties. The views expressed here are the author’s own.