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| Harry Dunn crash: Anne Sacoolas 'disappointed' by White House rejection | Harry Dunn crash: Anne Sacoolas 'disappointed' by White House rejection |
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| The US woman accused of involvement in the crash which killed Harry Dunn has said she was "disappointed" not to have met his family. | The US woman accused of involvement in the crash which killed Harry Dunn has said she was "disappointed" not to have met his family. |
| Mr Dunn's parents rejected a "bombshell" offer from Donald Trump to meet Anne Sacoolas at the White House on Tuesday. | Mr Dunn's parents rejected a "bombshell" offer from Donald Trump to meet Anne Sacoolas at the White House on Tuesday. |
| Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn felt "a little ambushed" when the president revealed she was in the next room. | Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn felt "a little ambushed" when the president revealed she was in the next room. |
| Mr Trump described his meeting with the couple as "beautiful" but "very sad". | Mr Trump described his meeting with the couple as "beautiful" but "very sad". |
| A statement issued by Mrs Sacoolas' lawyer Amy Jeffress said: "We are trying to handle the matter privately and look forward to hearing from the family or their representatives. | A statement issued by Mrs Sacoolas' lawyer Amy Jeffress said: "We are trying to handle the matter privately and look forward to hearing from the family or their representatives. |
| "Anne accepted the invitation to the White House with the hope that the family would meet and was disappointed." | "Anne accepted the invitation to the White House with the hope that the family would meet and was disappointed." |
| Mrs Sacoolas, 42, returned to the United States under diplomatic immunity days after the crash which killed Harry, 19. | |
| Harry's parents said they wanted to meet her in the UK. | |
| In an interview with the BBC Ms Charles said:"Meeting Anne Sacoolas in the White house yesterday wouldn't have brought any healing to her or us." | |
| "We all accepted right from the off it was a tragic accident. She has to live with that". | |
| Ms Charles called on Mrs Sacoolas to "do the right thing and set an example to her children". | |
| "Come back to UK soil and face the justice system and then we can all sit in a room and then we can all start the healing process," she said. | |
| Speaking to journalists about the meeting, President Trump said: "My meeting with the family, it was beautiful in a certain way." | Speaking to journalists about the meeting, President Trump said: "My meeting with the family, it was beautiful in a certain way." |
| Referring to Mrs Sacoolas he said: "[Mrs Sacoolas] was in the room right out there, we met right here. | Referring to Mrs Sacoolas he said: "[Mrs Sacoolas] was in the room right out there, we met right here. |
| "I offered to bring the person in question in, and they weren't ready for it. | "I offered to bring the person in question in, and they weren't ready for it. |
| "I spoke with [Prime Minister] Boris [Johnson], he asked me if I'd do that, and I did it. | "I spoke with [Prime Minister] Boris [Johnson], he asked me if I'd do that, and I did it. |
| "Unfortunately they wanted to meet with her and unfortunately when we had everybody together they decided not to meet. | "Unfortunately they wanted to meet with her and unfortunately when we had everybody together they decided not to meet. |
| "Perhaps they had lawyers involved by that time, I don't know exactly." | "Perhaps they had lawyers involved by that time, I don't know exactly." |
| 'Roads are opposite' | 'Roads are opposite' |
| Despite the couple's refusal, Mr Trump described their encounter as "a very good meeting" and said the Dunns were "very nice people". | Despite the couple's refusal, Mr Trump described their encounter as "a very good meeting" and said the Dunns were "very nice people". |
| Referring to the crash, he said: "I believe it [the car] was going down the wrong way and that happens in Europe - you go to Europe and the roads are opposite and it's very tough if you're from the United States. | Referring to the crash, he said: "I believe it [the car] was going down the wrong way and that happens in Europe - you go to Europe and the roads are opposite and it's very tough if you're from the United States. |
| "That decision to make a right turn when you're supposed to make a left turn when the roads are opposite and she said that's what happened. | "That decision to make a right turn when you're supposed to make a left turn when the roads are opposite and she said that's what happened. |
| "It happens to a lot of people, by the way - but she said that's what happened." | "It happens to a lot of people, by the way - but she said that's what happened." |
| Mr Dunn said he felt the President was "trying to do it right but it didn't seem right" to them . | |
| A Downing Street spokesman said: "The Prime Minister and President spoke last Wednesday. | A Downing Street spokesman said: "The Prime Minister and President spoke last Wednesday. |
| "The Prime Minister asked the President to do all he could to help resolve this tragic issue. The President agreed to work on trying to find a way forward." | "The Prime Minister asked the President to do all he could to help resolve this tragic issue. The President agreed to work on trying to find a way forward." |
| Harry Dunn died on 27 August when his motorcycle crashed with a Volvo near RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire. | Harry Dunn died on 27 August when his motorcycle crashed with a Volvo near RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire. |
| Mrs Sacoolas - who is reportedly married to a US intelligence official stationed at the base - was interviewed by police but then returned to the United States after claiming diplomatic immunity. | Mrs Sacoolas - who is reportedly married to a US intelligence official stationed at the base - was interviewed by police but then returned to the United States after claiming diplomatic immunity. |
| That status has since been cast into doubt by the Foreign Office and Mr Dunn's family want Mrs Sacoolas to return to the UK. | That status has since been cast into doubt by the Foreign Office and Mr Dunn's family want Mrs Sacoolas to return to the UK. |
| Family spokesman Radd Seiger said US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien told the family during the meeting that Mrs Sacoolas "was never coming back" to the UK. | Family spokesman Radd Seiger said US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien told the family during the meeting that Mrs Sacoolas "was never coming back" to the UK. |
| Mrs Sacoolas was said to be covered by diplomatic immunity as the spouse of a US intelligence official, though that protection is now in dispute. | Mrs Sacoolas was said to be covered by diplomatic immunity as the spouse of a US intelligence official, though that protection is now in dispute. |
| Northamptonshire Police said it will be submitting a file to the Crown Prosecution Service "very soon" on the fatal collision that led to the Mr Dunn's death. | Northamptonshire Police said it will be submitting a file to the Crown Prosecution Service "very soon" on the fatal collision that led to the Mr Dunn's death. |