Britain requests extradition of US diplomat’s wife Anne Sacoolas after fatal crash
- Sacoolas was given diplomatic immunity and left UK soon after accident that killed Harry Dunn, 19
- US State Department rebuffs request, calling it ‘highly inappropriate’
The United States has rejected a formal request from Britain for the extradition of an American diplomat’s wife who left the country last year after a road collision that killed a teenager.
British prosecutors are seeking the extradition of Anne Sacoolas over the crash last August in which Harry Dunn, 19, was killed while riding his motorbike.
“Following the Crown Prosecution Service’s charging decision, the Home Office has sent an extradition request to the United States for Anne Sacoolas on charges of causing death by dangerous driving,” a UK Home Office spokesman said in a statement on Friday. “This is now a decision for the US authorities.”
A US State Department spokesman said Washington would not grant the request.
“Under the circumstances of this case, we strongly believe that an extradition request would be highly inappropriate,” the spokesman said in a statement.
