Nine years ago, on Jan. 31, 2016, tragedy struck the Root family. 21-year-old Sarah Root, who was driving home to celebrate ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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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” — ...

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

On January 31, 2016, a drunk driving illegal immigrant hit and killed 21-year-old Sarah Root on the night of her college ...

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

Ahead of President Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst announced that she will host Scott ...