This archive report was first published on 30 October 2019.
On August 27, 19-year-old Harry Dunn lost his life in a tragic road collision with a car driven on the wrong side of the road by Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US military personnel stationed at a British airbase.
As reported in US media, Sacoolas admitted to driving the car in a statement issued through her lawyers, but she left the UK claiming diplomatic immunity before being interviewed by police.
Despite the Dunn family's efforts, including a visit to the White House on October 15, the Trump administration has refused to extradite Sacoolas to Britain.
"We are bringing claims against both Mrs. Sacoolas in the USA for civil damages as well as the Trump administration for their lawless misconduct and attempt to cover that up," said family spokesman Radd Seiger.
"The Trump administration is not only hellbent on breaking international laws, rules and conventions on diplomatic immunity," he added, "but they have no care or concern for the welfare of Harry's family or any real intent on finding a solution."
"The Trump administration is not only hellbent on breaking international laws, rules and conventions on diplomatic immunity," he added, "but they have no care or concern for the welfare of Harry’s family or any real intent on finding a solution." — Radd Seiger, family spokesman The case has sparked tensions between London and Washington, with the Dunn family filing a lawsuit against the British government for allowing Sacoolas to leave the country in the first place. British police have announced plans to travel to the US to interview Sacoolas, but the family remains frustrated by the lack of progress in the case.
