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

The alleged drunk driving killer of Sarah Root, 21, was extradited from Honduras on Friday after he fled the U.S. years ago, ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday the Trump administration announced the extradition of Root's alleged killer ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Suspect in deadly '16 crash that killed Sarah Root will be extradited, Sec. Rubio says. Timeline for extradition not set yet.

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 ...

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.