Template:Did you know nominations/2019 Lakewood semi-truck crash

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 18:24, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

2019 Lakewood semi-truck crash

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... that the driver in a 2019 truck crash received a sentence of 110 years in prison due to mandatory sentencing laws in Colorado? Source: NBC News
- ALT1: that the driver in a 2019 truck crash received a sentence of 110 years in prison due to mandatory sentencing laws in Colorado, which was later commuted to ten years by governor Jared Polis? Source: ABC News
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Denise Jones Ennett
- Comment: Not sure what the best hook would be here, depends on what aspect it makes sense to emphasize about the incident (the trial and sentence has received a lot of public attention recently).

Created by Chibears85 (talk), moved to mainspace by Elli (talk), and further expanded by Doug Grinbergs (talk). Nominated by Elli (talk) at 04:48, 20 December 2021 (UTC).

It took me some searching to find that it was created in AFC January 2021, and finally moved to main on December 19, 2021 - so it is new enough. The hook is interesting and made me want to investigate. The hook is also supported by the NBC reference. The items that appear as copyright violations are direct quotes which are properly attributed - the article is fully referenced. At 6000+ characters the article is long enough. Bruxton (talk) 18:43, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
- Also the QPQ is completed. Bruxton (talk) 18:44, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
  - a new paragraph was added with[out] sourcing; it'll need to be properly sourced before promotion. (i wouldn't say no to toning it down, either) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 09:23, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
    - Just to clarify where this stands: the first paragraph under "subsequent events" is not sourced and needs to be; also, will the resentencing mentioned take place at all given the commutation mentioned in the paragraph below it? The article should be brought up to date and sourced appropriately before it can be approved again. You might want to consider a new hook that gives the 110-year sentence and the governor's commutation to 10 years. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:22, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
      - @Theleekycauldron and BlueMoonset: I've updated the article and added ALT1 -- not sure about the wording on the hook but it contains the relevant information. Elli (talk | contribs) 06:49, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
        New paragraph is now sourced; I like ALT0 better—this seems like one of those cases where it's acceptable to not tell the whole story. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 03:43, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
        theleekycauldron, as you were the person who placed the new "?" icon above, it's up to you to restore the approval tick if you believe the issues you were concerned about have been addressed. Or let Elli know what else needs to be done. (I agree that, upon reading ALT1, using ALT0 is preferable.) BlueMoonset (talk) 15:49, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
        yep, we're good to go with ALT0—sorry about that! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 22:10, 19 January 2022 (UTC)