Wife of American diplomat flees U.K. after apparently becoming suspect in traffic collision that killed teenager.
The fatal accident occurred on a roadway in the village of Croughton, England, on the night of Aug. 27, when a black Volvo XC90 collided head-on with a black Kawasaki motorcycle traveling in the opposite direction. The rider of the motorcycle, 19-year-old Harry Dunn, was taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Oxford, where he died soon after, according to press releases from Northamptonshire Police.
"Northamptonshire Police followed all of its usual procedures following the incident, including liaising closely with the suspect, who engaged fully with us at the time and had previously confirmed to us that she had no plans to leave the country in the near future," Johnson said in a statement Saturday.
While offering"our deepest sympathies" to Dunn's family, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State confirmed that the Aug. 27 incident involved"a vehicle driven by the spouse of a U.S. diplomat assigned to the United Kingdom." The U.S. government is in"close consultation with the appropriate British officials," the spokesperson told ABC News in a statement Saturday.
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement Saturday that he has called the U.S. Ambassador to express his"disappointment."
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