Household’s “prayers answered” after trucker charged with 5 felonies for crash that killed 5
A household says their ‘prayers have been answered’ after discovering out the truck driver concerned in a wreck that killed 5 of their relations has been charged with 5 felonies.
The wreck occurred almost six months in the past on Interstate 25 in Weld County, Colorado. The truck driver, 26-year-old Jesus Puebla, was arrested on Thursday, December eighth.
9 Information studies that Puebla was driving with out a legitimate CDL when he slammed into the again of the household’s automotive at 75 mph in slowed site visitors. The wreck killed Halie Everts and Aaron Godinez, their daughter Tessleigh, and each of Aaron’s mother and father, Christina and Emiliano.
After the tragic accident, the remaining household waited six months to see if Puebla could be charged, and so they say that they’re now comfortable he will probably be held answerable for his actions.
“Our prayers are lastly beginning to be answered,” mentioned Desiree Everts, whose daughter and granddaughter have been killed within the June crash. “He’s lastly beginning to be accountable for his actions. I’m very comfortable.”
Puebla is dealing with 5 counts of vehicular murder – one for every individual killed within the wreck.
“We had info and proof that he didn’t possess a sound business driver’s license,” mentioned DA Michael Rourke.
“We had info that there could have been security violations on the semi-truck that he was driving on the time that he ought to have been conscious of.”
The truck is owned by Caminantes Trucking based mostly in California. The corporate has been concerned in a number of lethal crashes during the last two years, and has a historical past of permitting drivers to hit the highway with out correct licenses.
Investigators nonetheless aren’t positive why Puebla didn’t hit the brakes earlier than crashing into the automotive, however they are saying he was not on his cellphone on the time of the wreck.
“I’m simply glad it lastly has taken a flip and he’s being held accountable for what he deserves,” Everts’ son Haden Everts mentioned.
“There’s some aid off our shoulders and we’re in a position to sleep a bit bit higher,” Everts mentioned. “However I imply, nothing goes to carry them again, and we miss them terribly. It’s lastly beginning to go in a course that it ought to.”
“Nice souls misplaced means too quickly. Half our household is gone. It’s simply not honest,” Desiree Everts added. “They deserve justice. All 5 of them didn’t deserve any of this.”
