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The American woman accused of killing Harry Dunn admitted to driving on the wrong side of the road for “approximately 20 seconds” before colliding with the young motorcyclist.
A statement issued by By Anne Sacoolas Lawyers said she is “devastated” and “continues to cry deeply” for Harry’s family.
Ms. Sacoolas was charged with causing the death of a 19-year-old boy. Harry for dangerous driving after a collision off RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in August last year.
The wife of an American intelligence worker, Sacoolas, 43, claimed diplomatic immunity shortly after and was able to return to the US, prompting a campaign by Harry’s parents to take her back to the UK to face justice.
The statement said that she “did everything she could to help Harry” after the collision.
He continued: “Anne is devastated by this tragic accident and continues to cry deeply for Harry’s family.
“The wrong descriptions of what happened on that tragic day are detrimental to everyone involved. Anne did everything she could to help Harry.”
Sacoolas and his family had only been in the UK for three weeks when the collision occurred on August 27, his lawyers said.
She turned left and “instinctively” drove on the “wrong side of the road for about 20 seconds” before the fatal accident, they said, adding that she had been “driving carefully and under the speed limit.”
According to his lawyers, he was unable to see Mr. Dunn due to “the top of a small hill.”
“After the accident, she ran out of her car and tried to help him. Anne then saw another motorist approaching and called for her support.
“The other motorist immediately called emergency services and Anne made calls to alert the police from the nearby air base.
“The police from the base arrived quickly and helped Harry. Tragically, the ambulance took more than 40 minutes to arrive and it was almost two hours before Harry was admitted to the hospital.
“Anne did not leave the scene until she was instructed to do so by UK authorities.”
Harry Dunn’s family has traveled to the US in their campaign for justice.
US authorities asserted that Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity and, according to her lawyers, “determined that it would be difficult for her and her family to remain in the small community of Croughton.”
His lawyers said he returned to the United States on a commercial flight after the US Embassy “informed the Foreign Office of this decision and instructed Anne to return home.”
Radd Seiger, a spokesman for Harry’s parents, said they had “written down” the statement.
He added: “His position is that these issues should not be aired in any way other than a court of law.”
“Once again, they invite her to do the right thing and return to the UK to answer the charges against her.”
Earlier this week, there were reports that Ms. Sacoolas was willing to consider taking part in a virtual test in the UK.
On Thursday night his lawyers said: “We have been and remain ready to discuss a resolution, including the possibility of virtual proceedings, with the UK authorities.
“Anne has never tried to avoid being held accountable for the tragic accident and would like nothing more than to find a way forward and give the family some peace.”
Sacoolas had “fully cooperated with the investigation,” the statement said, adding that she had met with police at her home the day after the collision and had been voluntarily interviewed several weeks later.
