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Truck Driver Convicted Of Killing Two People In Truck Crash In Pennsylvania

On January 12, Carlos Aguirre-Giraldo was convicted of vehicular homicide and related charges after a 3-day trial in state court in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. According to testimony at trial, Aguirre-Giraldo, a truck driver for Industrias Suarez Sa Incorporated, of Clifton, New Jersey, was driving on Interstate 78 near Allentown, Pennsylvania on December 27, 2005, when his truck crossed the median, struck a passenger vehicle and killed the two occupants, including a 21-year-old veteran of the Iraq war. Aguirre-Giraldo was also convicted of two counts of involuntary manslaughter and five counts of reckless endangerment. At the time the crash occurred, Aguirre-Giraldo had been behind the wheel of his truck in excess of the maximum 14 hours allowed under DOT regulations. OIG investigated this case with the Pennsylvania State Police and FMSCA. Sentencing is scheduled for March 7, 2007. Read more at oig.dot.gov

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	Did You Know?
	A Driver May Be On Duty For More Than 14 Hours. A driver may remain on duty for more than 14 hours; however, the driver cannot drive a CMV after the 14th hour after coming on duty. Also, the additional on-duty time will reduce on-duty time available under the 60/70-hour time limit.