Harry Dunn death: Anne Sacoolas lawyers say she 'drove on wrong side of road' (but...)

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Harry Dunn death: Anne Sacoolas lawyers say she 'drove on wrong side of road'

10 September 2020

Harry Dunn's alleged killer Anne Sacoolas drove on the "wrong side of the road for 20 seconds" before the fatal crash, her lawyers said.

But she was "otherwise driving cautiously and below the speed limit", her legal representatives added.

They have issued a statement detailing the 43-year-old's side of the story.

The American was charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a crash in August 2019 which resulted in 19-year-old Mr Dunn's death.

Ms Sacoolas claimed diplomatic immunity following the collision outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-54112841


Harry Dunn died in hospital after his motorbike was involved in a crash outside RAF Croughton (Justice4Harry19)

[MaryMagdaline]

1. This is why I won't drive when I'm there

I’m terrified I will make that mistake.

[SwissTony]

3. I've had that experience - fortunately without negative effects.

I learned to drive in Australia (drive on the LHS) and then married a Dutchie and we decided to move to The Netherlands (drive on the RHS).

I was driving in NL one day and came to a T-junction I'd successfully negotiated heaps of times. I wanted to turn right but for some reason, I drove onto the left side and turned right. After I'd turned, the perspective I saw informed me that I'd made a mistake - the buildings and trees weren't in the right places!! I was able to correct after passing a small traffic island. There was no traffic on the road, so it wasn't a problem.

I also took my Dutch car (steering wheel on the left) to England (drive on the LHS). You get a different view of the traffic from that angle.

[csziggy]

2. This accident happened while my husband and I were in the UK

For the first month we were there, most mornings I had to remind him to drive on the correct side of the road. After the first few weeks, he almost never forgot.

I read/heard that one of the problems with people driving from the American military bases is that on the bases, they drive on the right, the way Americans do at home. But when they leave the base, the drivers have to instantly adjust. This seems stupid to me - keep the driving consistent to the country the base is in, not the country that operates the base. Otherwise, that mental switch keeps jumping back and forth and has to adjust every single time they leave it.

[Matilda]

4. I'd dread driving in the U.S., because I'm Australian and drive on the other side of the road.

I'd be too nervous to drive there.

But wouldn't she have been better to turn herself in, explain what happened, express her sorrow and throw herself on the mercy of the court?

She just looks like a heartless coward by doing what she did.