Family should sue in civil court.
Anne Sacoolas also has a poor driving record in US....
Diplomatic immunity has been around ever since diplomats. Does it suck sometimes? Yes. But there are (probably good) reasons for it being in place. (Also made for some good episodes of Law and Order?).
Life sucks sometimes. This is one of those times.
everybody drives on the wrong side of the road over there ...
“She was driving on the wrong side of the road “
NO, She was driving on the CORRECT side of the road.
All you Brits and a few others ALL drive on the WRONG side of the road.
Get with the program.
Unless she was impaired, this should have been a civil case.
I have an old road map of Jamaica that has a caution note on it that reads,
Note, driving in Jamaica is done on the left hand side of the road. Practice before you go.
My good friend’s husband was killed by a New Zealand guy driving on the wrong side of the road in Montana.
For reference:
“Family members forming part of the household
of diplomatic agents enjoy precisely the same
privileges and immunities as do the sponsoring
diplomatic agents.3”
“3 The United States defines members of the household to include: spouses, children until the age of 21 (until the age of 23 if they are full-time students at an institution of higher learning), and such other persons expressly agreed to by the U.S. Department of State in extraordinary circumstances.”
Source:
Diplomatic and
Consular Immunity:
Guidance for Law Enforcement
and Judicial Authorities
https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2018-DipConImm_v5_Web.pdf
“claiming diplomatic immunity from criminal prosecution and the United States refused to extradite her.”
Shameful, diplomatic immunity wasn’t designed for situations like this.
Of course she won’t. Laws are only for us chumps. Not them.
“hit by a car driven on the wrong side of the road”
How drunk was this lady???
Sounds like Anne is a menace to society.