However, the diplomat's home country can waive immunity - and that's what British authorities and Dunn's loved ones are calling for in this case. The spokesperson said the State Department offered its "deepest sympathies" for the Dunn family. Dunn's family said he was hit around 8.30pm about 400 metres from the Air Force facility. But then police learned the driver would be claiming diplomatic immunity, and they made an immediate waiver request to the US Embassy in London, a spokeswoman told The Post. American diplomats have been involved in numerous overseas deaths in recent decades, but they have largely avoided punishment under diplomatic immunity, even amid tense pressure from the countries where those incidents took place.

Source: Stuff October 07, 2019 18:11 UTC