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  • Sarah Root family says decade-long fight for justice has come to an end

    09/15/2026 4:05:44 PM PDT · by Mean Daddy · 11 replies
    NTV ^ | September 15, 2026 | Alexandros Barbosa-Rewinkel
    Omaha, NE — More than a decade after Sarah Root was killed in a drunk-driving crash, her family says they finally have the justice they fought for. Root was 21 when she was killed in Omaha in January 2016. She had recently graduated from Bellevue University with a 4.0 GPA and planned to pursue a master’s degree in criminal investigations. Eswin Mejia was driving drunk and at a high rate of speed when he hit Root’s vehicle. He was released on a $5,000 bond and later fled to Honduras. After nearly a decade, Mejia was tracked down, brought back to...
  • Man convicted of killing Sarah Root in Omaha crash sentenced to prison

    02/02/2026 4:17:33 PM PST · by Mean Daddy · 7 replies
    KETV ^ | Feb. 2nd, 2026 | Beth Carlson
    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.