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, the Trump administration said ...

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 ...

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

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 a ...

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

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

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced "justice will finally be served for Sarah Root."Rubio said on Friday that the Trump administration announced the extradition of Root's alleged killer from ...

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.