Sarah Root
Sarah Root (May 1, 1994 – January 31, 2016) was an American woman who was killed when a vehicle that was involved in a street race slammed into her car as she waited at a stop light in Omaha, Nebraska. An illegal immigrant from Honduras named Eswin Mejia drove the vehicle that killed Root. Mejia, whose blood alcohol was three times the legal limit, was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide. He was later released on $50,000 bail and subsequently disappeared.[1] Donald Trump, the Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election, when speaking of illegal immigration to the United States, referred to her death in his speech at the Republican National Convention on July 22, 2016.[2][3][4]
Root was born on May 1, 1994 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She graduated from Bellevue University, with a GPA of 4.0.
In June 2016, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst, Deb Fischer, Charles Grassley, and Ben Sasse introduced "Sarah's Law", legislation in honor of Sarah Root.[5][6]
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- ↑ "The story of Sarah Root, who Trump said was sacrificed 'on the altar of open borders'". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ↑ McCarthy, Tom; Bixby, Scott; Laughland, Oliver; Smith, David; Jacobs, Ben (2016-07-22). "Donald Trump accepts Republican nomination: watch speech live". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ↑ Farrell, Paul (2016-07-21). "Sarah Root: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ↑ Plumer, Brad (2016-07-21). "Read this leaked draft of Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the RNC". Vox. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ↑ "To require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and for other purposes" (PDF). Joni Ernst, United States Senator for Iowa. 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ↑ Brownlee, Mike (30 June 2016). "Iowa, Nebraska senators introduce 'Sarah's Law' named after Council Bluffs resident". The Daily Nonpareil. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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