The wife of a U.S. diplomat is due to face a London court hearing next month over a fatal car crash in England in a case that led to diplomatic tensions between Britain and the United States.
Harry Dunn, 19, died after his motorcycle was in a collision in August 2019 with a car driven by Anne Sacoolas near RAF Croughton, an air force base in the English county of Northamptonshire that is used by the U.S. military.
The CPS said the case would be heard at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Jan. 18, with British media reporting Sacoolas would appear by video link. The CPS declined to comment on that. Sacoolas' lawyer in 2020 said that she would not return voluntarily to potentially face jail for "a terrible but unintentional accident." The U.S. Embassy in London did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In the years since the crash, Dunn's parents, with the support of the British government, have campaigned for Sacoolas to be prosecuted in Britain. British Foreign Minister Liz Truss welcomed the development on Monday.
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