Harry Dunn’s parents meet President Trump at White House
Harry’s parents say the president told them the main suspect in their son’s death will not return to the UK. …
Image copyright Justice4Harry19 Donald Trump has said the chief suspect in the death of fatal crash victim Harry Dunn will not return to the UK, the teenager’s parents have said.
Anne Sacoolas, 42, returned to the United States days after the crash which killed the 19-year-old.
Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn said the president was sympathetic when he met them at the White House but did not agree to Mrs Sacoolas’ UK return.
She was also at the White House, but Harry’s parents declined to meet her.
Harry died near RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire on 27 August when his motorcycle was in a crash with a Volvo.
Mrs Sacoolas – who is reportedly married to a US intelligence official who was stationed at RAF Croughton – was interviewed by police but then returned to the United States after claiming diplomatic immunity.
Tim Dunn said of turning down the chance to meet Mrs Sacoolas at the White House: “We weren’t ready to meet her – it would have been too rushed.
“It’s not what we wanted – we wanted a meeting with her in the UK.”
But he added that the meeting “didn’t feel like a stunt – they didn’t try and force it onto us”.
Ms Charles said: “I think there has been a little bit of progress, but we didn’t get the answers that we wanted.
“They couldn’t tell us who made the decision to bring her back to the US.”
Over the weekend, Mrs Sacoolas broke her silence over Mr Dunn’s death in a letter via her lawyers.
In it she said she wanted to meet his parents “so that she can express her deepest sympathies and apologies for this tragic accident”.
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.
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