The United States and the United Kingdom have agreed to close an immunity gap for Americans stationed at military bases in England. The old legal anomaly that was created in the 1990s when the United States made “extraordinary renditions” in Europe was intended to protect CIA agents doing business abroad, but it brought the wife of an American stationed in A base in Northamptonshire, England, fled after fatally bumping into motorcyclist Harry Dunn, 19, while driving his SUV on the wrong side of a road near the base last August. Anne Sacoolas, 43, claimed diplomatic immunity and was transferred back to the United States after initially cooperating with authorities investigating the accident. The United States has said that Sacoolas, who also has a background in the intelligence community, will not be extradited to face justice despite calls for President Trump to send her back. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the new agreement in a statement, adding that it will ensure that justice is served if another family ends up in the same position as the Dunns. The new agreement does not apply to Sacoolas. Harry’s mother, Charlotte Charles, called the deal a “big step forward,” adding that her goal has been that this “never happens to another family again.”
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