Eswin Mejía was returned from Honduras to Omaha, Nebraska last week to face charges in the death of Iowan Sarah Root.

Eswin Mejia could post bond, but ‘Sarah’s Law' would require federal authorities to detain him immediately if he does.

The man charged in the death of Sarah Root — a 21-year-old Council Bluffs woman who was killed in a crash in Omaha in 2016 ...

Bond has been set at $100 million for the Honduran man charged in the death of Sarah Root of Council Bluffs in a 2016 traffic ...

On January 31, 2026, law enforcement says Eswin Mejia, an illegal immigrant, was driving drunk when he struck and killed ...

A man accused of hitting and killing a 21-year-old in 2016 appeared in court Monday after being extradited to the United States.

The life of Sarah Root life was abruptly cut short in Omaha, Nebraska one night in January 2016. She had been out celebrating with friends just a day after receiving her degree from Bellevue ...

IOWA (KWQC) - The man accused of killing 21-year-old Iowan Sarah Root in 2016 was extradited from Honduras on Friday. Root was killed on the night of her college graduation after she was struck by ...

RED OAK, Iowa (KCRG) - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst applauded the Trump administration Friday following the extradition of Sarah Root’s murderer. In January 2016, Sarah Root was killed by an illegal ...

The man charged in the death of Sarah Root — a 21-year-old Council Bluffs woman killed in a crash in 2016 — is set to appear ...

Eswin Mejía, 28, was allegedly drag racing in Omaha, Nebraska, when he rear-ended a vehicle driven by 21-year-old Council Bluffs resident Sarah Root in 2016 as she waited for a red light.

A man accused in a deadly crash in Omaha appeared in court Monday — nine years after authorities say he went on the lam.