Posted on 02/02/2026 4:17:33 PM PST by Mean Daddy
OMAHA, Neb. — The man convicted of hitting and killing an Iowa woman in an Omaha crash will serve years behind bars.
Eswin Mejia received 20 to 22 years in prison for motor vehicle homicide and flight to avoid arrest.
Mejia caused the crash that killed Sarah Root near 33rd and L streets in 2016. In December, he pleaded guilty to a charge of failure to appear and no contest to motor vehicle homicide.
Authorities said Mejia was driving drunk and street racing when he rear-ended Root's car at a stoplight.
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All credit goes to Stephen Miller and President Trump. The gu8y lived free during Biden's fiasco but I think, offered up once Trump was back in office.
another illegal, of course
One of my pet peeve with the “media’s” reporting of Eswin is that he was a minor drinking at a bar in Omaha prior to the crash. He was SIX times over the limit, not three as mentioned in most articles. Of course the bar that he was alleged to have drunken that night conveniently deleted all their tapes from that night.
If I remember right, your daughter was a friend of Sarah's?
He should have identified as a woman, would have only received 5-7 years...
He should identify as a lamp post decoration.
Yes. They were best friends.
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