From the BBC Harry Dunn: Anne Sacoolas admits causing crash death "A US citizen has admitted responsibility for the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn in a case that caused a diplomatic row between the US and British governments. Anne Sacoolas, 45, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey, via videolink, to causing his death by careless driving. Mr Dunn, 19, died following a crash outside a US military base in Northamptonshire in August 2019. His mother Charlotte Charles said she had now completed her promise to him. Judge Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Sacoolas would be sentenced at the end of November. "I direct that Mrs Sacoolas attends court in person to be sentenced," the judge added. She was charged with causing death by dangerous driving but the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) accepted her guilty plea to the lesser charge. Death by careless driving carries a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment but a community punishment or suspended jail sentence is often given.* Of course it remains to be seen if Sacoolas deigns to attend the court in person for sentencing.
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