US diplomat’s wife who killed a motorcyclist had immunity, says UK authorities
Anne Sacoolas was driving on the wrong side of the road, causing the crash, but was allowed to leave the UK before being charged
24 November 2020 - 16:21
London — UK authorities were correct to allow an American diplomat’s wife to leave the country after a 2019 car accident that killed a young man outside a Royal Air Force (RAF) base, a British court ruled on Tuesday.
Anne Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity through her husband’s job when she killed 19-year-old Harry Dunn while she was driving on the wrong side of the road outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire, judges Julian Flaux and Pushpinder Saini said...
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