Colorado governor criticized by 2 district attorneys for intervening in trucker's sentencing

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis faced criticism from two district attorneys in the state – a Democrat and a Republican – who said his steep commutation of a truck driver convicted in a crash that led to four deaths before a judge weighed in could set a "troubling precedent," according to reports.

Jefferson County District Attorney Alexis King had said she would recommend his sentence be lowered to 20 to 30 years, KMGH-TV in Denver reported. 

That prompted Boulder and Mesa County District Attorneys Michael Dougherty and Daniel Rubinstein to pen a letter to Polis, writing, "That sentence is far too low for someone who kills four people in the appallingly reckless way in which Mr. Aguilera-Mederos chose to do so. As we look to the future, though, our greatest concern is that you chose to intervene in a pending case, thereby undermining the integrity and confidence that Coloradans place in the justice system."