A U.S. Citizen Will Face Criminal Charges Over the Death of a U.K. Teen
The British Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on Monday that the case against Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a U.S. diplomat who fatally hit a British teenager with her car in 2019, will go before magistrates in January. Sacoolas fatally hit 19-year-old Harry Dunn, who was on his motorbike, in 2019 while driving on the wrong side of the road. Following the crash, Sacoolas faced criminal charges in the U.K., but left the country claiming diplomatic immunity.
The CPS had previously authorized a charge of causing death by dangerous driving against Sacoolas. The U.S. State Department later rejected a request from the U.K. to extradite her.
As the BBC reported, it is unclear what charges Sacoolas will face at a hearing scheduled at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Jan. 18.
