UK lawmaker asks for virtual trial in diplomat's wife crash A U.K. lawmaker has asked the government to hold a virtual trial for the wife of an American diplomat who left Britain after being involved in a road accident that killed a British teenagerLONDON -- A U.K. lawmaker has asked the government to hold a virtual trial for the wife of an American diplomat who left Britain after being involved in a road accident that killed a British teenager. The decision to charge Anne Sacoolas, who has claimed diplomatic immunity, has caused tensions between the U.K. and the United States. The Americans have refused to extradite her to stand trial for dangerous driving in the death of 19-year-old motorcycle rider Harry Dunn. Sacoolas' husband was an intelligence officer at RAF Croughton, a military base in central England used by U.S. forces. The family’s spokesman Radd Seiger said the family “would not object” if a decision were taken to conduct a remote trial.

Source: ABC News August 11, 2020 10:47 UTC