Anne Sacoolas gets suspended jail term for fatal crash

Anne Sacoolas was handed a suspended sentence for causing the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn.
Sacoolas, 45, was driving her Volvo on the wrong side of the B4031 near the US military base at RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire, when she hit Harry, 19, who was riding in the opposite direction.
She left the the country 19 days after the crash in 2019 and had diplomatic immunity asserted on her behalf by the US government, who also refused an extradition request. She pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving but did not return to the UK to attend court.
She was sentenced via video link from Washington DC after officials claimed her return "could place significant US interests at risk".
Passing sentence at the Old Bailey, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb gave Sacoolas an eight-month jail term, suspended for 12 months, and disqualified her from driving in the UK for a year.
The judge's sentencing remarks can be read in full at: www.judiciary.uk/judgments/r-...
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