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Governor Pillen: "This is justice for the Root family."
February 02, 2026
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 2 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:

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Governor Pillen: "This is justice for the Root family."

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LINCOLN, NE -Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement after a Nebraska court sentenced Eswin Mejia to 20+ years for the drunken, 2016 street racing crash that killed Sarah Root in Omaha. After posting bond, Mejia disappeared and was on the run from American law enforce . . .

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