The wife of U.S Diplomat, Anne Sacoolas has been charged with causing the death of a British teenager, Harry Dunn by dangerous driving. He was just aged 19 when the accident happened in August 2019.
Anne Sacoolas who is said to have left the United Kingdom for the U.S after claiming immunity from presecution, was only fined $92 for driving without due care and attention. This was after killing Harry Dunn who was a motorcyclist. The crash happened outside a military base in central England controlled by the US Air Force.
The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said in a statement Friday that it has now started extradition proceedings.
The UK’s interior office will now consider the request and decide “whether to formally issue this through US diplomatic channels,” added the statement.
“Following the death of Harry Dunn in Northamptonshire, the Crown Prosecution Service has today authorized Northamptonshire Police to charge Anne Sacoolas with causing death by dangerous driving,” Chief Crown Prosecutor Janine Smith said.