Douglas County deputies said the Sarah Root case that captured national attention is now in the hands of the federal ...

Eswin Mejia was charged with homicide by DUI after Sarah Root's death, but fled before trial. President Donald Trump has ...

In his 2016 campaign, President Trump seized on the death of Sarah Root, who police said was killed by an undocumented ...

In a bold move that has caught the attention of both the United States and Latin America, the government of Honduras has ...

Extradition proceedings are underway in Honduras for a man accused of fleeing the United States after his arrest for a fatal Omaha DUI crash in 2016.

The man charged in the death of Sarah Root — the Council Bluffs woman who is the namesake of what’s known as “Sarah’s Law” — ...

Police had cause to believe back in 2016, Eswin Mejia, also known as Edwin, was driving while intoxicated and street racing when he hit 21-year-old Sarah Root's car.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office confirmed a man accused of hitting, killing a 21-year-old in 2016 has been arrested in ...

Police believe Eswin Mejia was driving drunk and street racing ... He was charged with motor vehicle homicide and failure to appear. On Friday, Honduras police posted on social media announcing ...

Authorities say Eswin Mejia was driving drunk and street racing when he hit Root's car at a stoplight. Root was 21 years old ...

On Jan. 31, 2016, Mejia was accused of racing on the street while under the influence of alcohol when he struck Root’s vehicle near 33rd and L Street in Omaha. Mejia’s blood alcohol level was ...