State of Colorado v. Jesus Puebla

Greeley, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of vehicular assault, careless driving, reckless driving, commercial safety violations, and driving without a commercial license.



Jesus Puebla, age 27, a truck driver slammed into an SUV carrying a Wyoming family on Interstate 24 killing several.



The victims were identified as Emiliano and Christina Godines, ages 51 and 47, along with their 3-month-old grandchild, Tessleigh, and her 20-year-old parents, Aaron Godines and Halie Everts.



"This was reckless driving in a 20,000-pound truck,” Esser said. "You had a responsibility to our community. Anyone who is driving trucks that size has an extra and added responsibility to the community because those trucks pose an added danger — they are more dangerous on the road. This was never going to be a fender bender: This was always going to have serious and significant concerns.”



"These were young, vibrant people,” Esser said. "They were part of an extremely tight-knit family and tight-knit community.”