Douglas County deputies said the Sarah Root case that captured national attention is now in the hands of the federal government after the suspect was arrested in Honduras.

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

The father of the late Sarah Root will be U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's guest for President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress ...

Iowa Senator Jodi Ernst is hosting Scott Root to celebrate the recent passage of "Sarah's Law" as part of the Laken Riley Act ...

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

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 ...

The father of the Iowa woman killed nine years ago by a drunk driver who was in the country illegally attended President ...

Scott Root lost his daughter Sarah in 2016 when she was killed in a car crash. He was a guest of Sen. Joni Ernst during ...

Police had cause to believe back in 2016, Eswin Mejia, also known as Edwin, was driving while intoxicated and street racing ...

Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra says accountability is coming for the man who vanished after being charged with killing an ...

HAS PASSED SINCE CONGRESS PASSED AND PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED A BILL PARTLY NAMED AFTER SARAH ROOT, A FEDERAL LAW THAT REQUIRES ...