Mrs Anne Sacoolas has been the object of some criticism in this country ever since it was disclosed that her car was involved in a head-on collision with a motorbike ridden by 19-year-old Harry Dunn, while she was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road.   Harry died, and his mother and father have been seeking ever since to extradite Mrs Sacoolas from the United States to face police procedures.  Anne Sacoolas herself showed compassion to the teenager as he lay dying, and seemed willing to face the consequences. But higher powers intervened (she is the wife of a US diplomat) and she was whisked back to America. Harry’s family still hope that justice may prevail and she may come back to Britain – not so that they can be vengeful towards Mrs Sacoolas, but because it is morally right that individuals should face the consequences of their actions.  Naturally, our sympathies and sense of pity would first be with Harry’s family – his twin brother has been devastated by the fatality, which occurred in August. The family has every right to seek closure through the proper legal channels.   Yet I would also feel very sorry for Anne Sacoolas; I can imagine the horrible, gut-wrenching moment of realisation that a seeming error of judgment, just a moment’s absent-mindedness, can take a life – and perhaps ruin a life, as well.   How often have any of us made a stupid mistake – be it on the road or in any other sphere – but by the grace of God have escaped any serious consequences? How often, too, older people will look back on the course of their own lives and call to mind the errors, failings and missteps they made – and the consequences which did indeed follow from that original transgression?   Whatever the legal outcome regarding Harry Dunn’s death, Anne Sacoolas will carry the weight of this event all her life. The teenager lost his life, and his family lost their son. But Mrs Sacoolas’s own life will also be marked, forever, by the tragedy. Those of us who have ever had a near-miss in similar – or aligned – situations should be thankful that we didn’t pay such a high price for a moment’s heedlessness.