Posted on 10/05/2019 4:59:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin
FULL HEADLINE: "'This is disgraceful, no way for a so-called ally to behave': Outrage on BOTH sides of the Atlantic as America REFUSES to waive diplomatic immunity for diplomat's wife who has fled back to the States after 'killing British teen in wrong-way crash'"
In a statement on Saturday, Northamptonshire Police confirmed that the 42-year-old American woman suspected in the August 27 death of Harry Dunn, 19, has returned to the U.S.
Police said the woman had previously informed them that she had no plans to leave the UK. Neither the name of the woman nor her U.S. diplomat spouse has been released.
Superintendent Sarah Johnson with Northamptonshire police said that investigators met with the suspect on the day after the crash in the presence of legal advisors.
'During the course of that meeting we were aware that diplomatic immunity had been raised as an issue, we then made immediate application for a waiver in order for us to undertake further investigations and interview,' Johnson told NBC News in an email.
Harry, of Charlton, Banbury, died after his motorbike collided with a car near RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire.
The RAF base is one of the most important bases run by America in Europe.
It was reported in initial findings by police that Harry had been driving on the correct side of the road when a woman in a car pulled off of the airbase on to the wrong side of the carriageway.
The car hit Harry head-on and he died soon after in hospital after suffering multiple injuries.
The teenager's parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, are now demanding that the suspect return to the UK to face justice, saying they've been 'totally deprived of the ability to grieve'.
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Dip Immunity is necessary. Otherwise, the KGB could grab anyone in Moscow... It also allows for cooler heads to prevail.
Her departure to the US is SOP.
The US will make amends.
Her spouse and family will follow her home in this type instance.
Curiously, while the steering wheel and gear shift are reversed, the gas and brake pedals are not. Have never received a good answer for that.
I spent 16 days driving a manual transmission car in NZ on the wrong side of the road, no accidents. It took about 2 days to reprogram my brain. The hardest part was their turnabouts or traffic circles.
Nah, everything’s about politics.
I was stationed in Woomera, Australia.
It is literally in the middle of nowhere.
I once, at o-dark-thirty, drove to Adelaide, a big and beautiful city.
Well, the first 100 miles or so were pretty desolate. Eventually I noticed some headlights coming at me. As they got closer, they appeared to be coming right at me. It was a huge road train (18 wheeler with three plus trailers). I was on the wrong side of the road!!!
For 100 miles!!!
I quickly moved over t the left.
Thank God I was driving a road that was heavily trafficked.
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