Truck Driver Convicted of Vehicular Homicide for 2022 Crash That Killed 5 in Colorado

Truck Driver Convicted of Vehicular Homicide for 2022 Crash That Killed 5 in Colorado
Caution tape surrounds the entrance to the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, home of the Colorado Supreme Court, in Denver on Jan. 2, 2024. Chet Strange/Getty Images
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DENVER—A Denver truck driver has been convicted of five counts of vehicular homicide for crashing a semi tractor-trailer into a sport utility vehicle carrying a Wyoming family in June 2022, killing all five of them.

A Weld County jury also convicted Jesus Puebla of five other counts on Wednesday, including reckless driving and not having a valid commercial driver’s license, for the crash on Interstate 25 north of Denver, KUSA-TV reported.