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Honduran man accused in fatal 2016 crash extradited to Omaha, held on $100 million bail [View all]
Source: Omaha World Herald
Luna Stephens Mar 24, 2025 Updated 1 hr ago
A Honduran man accused of fleeing the country following his arrest in connection with a fatal crash in 2016 has been extradited to Omaha and is being held on $100 million bail.
Eswin Mejia, now 28, was arrested after he allegedly rear-ended a car driven by 21-year-old Sarah Root of Council Bluffs near 33rd and L Streets on Jan. 31, 2016.
Accused of DUI motor vehicle homicide, Mejía posted $5,000 bail in the days after his arrest and never appeared for subsequent court hearings.
Root, who had graduated college just hours before the crash, sustained life-threatening injuries and died at the hospital.
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ORIGINAL link: https://omaha.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_65be07f3-ee6a-4efb-a1a3-165431f178f3.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
Trump gave several speeches about this suspect while campaigning.
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