A tragic crash in Colorado has sparked a powerful advocacy movement, led by Deann Miller, the widow of Scott Miller, who was killed in June 2024 in a preventable highway accident. Now, Miller is calling for sweeping reforms in the trucking industry to improve safety and accountability — particularly around driver licensing and employer responsibility. Scott Miller died on Highway 285 when steel piping came loose from a semi-truck driven by Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza, who lost control of the vehicle. Cruz-Mendoza was later discovered to be an undocumented immigrant who had been deported over a dozen times and lacked a valid commercial driver’s license (CDL). Despite the severity of the crash, Cruz-Mendoza was initially charged with only a misdemeanor traffic offense and sentenced to 364 days in jail. He was released after serving 293 days and transferred to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Shocked by… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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