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| Harry Dunn crash death: US woman to be charged | |
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| A US woman will be charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn. | |
| Mr Dunn, 19, died in a road crash in Northamptonshire in August that led to suspect Anne Sacoolas leaving for the US under diplomatic immunity. | |
| The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed it had started extradition proceedings through the Home Office. | |
| Mr Dunn's mother Charlotte Charles said the family was "relieved" Mrs Anne Sacoolas had "finally" been charged. | |
| She told the Press Association: "Northamptonshire Police told us that we had a less than 1% chance of having anyone held accountable for Harry's death. | |
| "No-one should ever have to go through what we have been through. We are so grateful for all the support the public and media have given us. | |
| "We now expect Anne Sacoolas to be treated in the same way as any other person and to be subject to the same legal process as the rest of us would be." | |
| Mr Dunn died after his motorbike was in collision with a car owned by Mrs Sacoolas outside RAF Croughton where her husband Jonathan worked as an intelligence officer. | |
| 'Greater protection' | 'Greater protection' |
| Mrs Sacoolas, 42, left the UK and returned to her native US, claiming diplomatic immunity. | Mrs Sacoolas, 42, left the UK and returned to her native US, claiming diplomatic immunity. |
| The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said a review into the immunity arrangements at Croughton for US personnel and their families had concluded. | The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said a review into the immunity arrangements at Croughton for US personnel and their families had concluded. |
| It found that it was an "anomaly" that family members had "greater protection from UK criminal jurisdiction than the officers themselves". | It found that it was an "anomaly" that family members had "greater protection from UK criminal jurisdiction than the officers themselves". |
| The CPS said immunity did not apply to dependants of consular officials outside of London. | |
| Chief Crown Prosecutor Janine Smith said it had authorised Northamptonshire Police to charge Mrs Sacoolas. | Chief Crown Prosecutor Janine Smith said it had authorised Northamptonshire Police to charge Mrs Sacoolas. |
| She said the director of public prosecutions had met Mr Dunn's family to explain the decision. | She said the director of public prosecutions had met Mr Dunn's family to explain the decision. |
| Mr Dunn's parents Tim Dunn and Charlotte Charles had previously been critical of the lack of communication from the CPS. | |
| A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said the force "welcomes the charging decision from the CPS". | A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said the force "welcomes the charging decision from the CPS". |
| A previous statement issued on behalf of Mrs Sacoolas said she was "devastated by this tragic accident." | |
| "No loss compares to the death of a child and Anne extends her deepest sympathy to Harry Dunn's family." | |
| It added she had "fully co-operated with the police". | |
| Mr Dunn's parents rejected a "bombshell" offer from Donald Trump to meet Mrs Sacoolas at the White House in October. | |
| They said they had felt "a little ambushed" when the president revealed she was in the next room. |