Airman first class Mikayla Hayes, 23, who is based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, was released on conditional bail on Wednesday after appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court
The US Air Force has asserted jurisdiction in the prosecution of a servicewoman charged with causing the death of a motorcyclist by careless driving, a court has heard.
Motorcyclist Matthew Day, 33, died from injuries after a red Honda Accord car collided with the Yamaha motorbike he was riding in Norfolk, at Southery near Downham Market, last Friday. . Prosecutor Caroline Gardner said the US Air Force has served the Crown Prosecution Service with a certificate under the 1952 Visiting Forces Act, which asserts jurisdiction.However, the prosecution will argue that she was not on duty or acting in the course of her duty at the time of the incident, which is said to have taken place as she was driving home from the base.More on Norfolk
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