Man ‘with Secret Service’ fled UK car crash that injured nurse

An American man “associated with the Secret Service” fled the UK following a car crash that left a nurse unable to walk for more than a month — despite telling authorities he would stay.

Isaac Calderon, 22, failed to show up in court after he was charged with causing serious injury to Elizabeth Donowho, 56, during a July 31 collision near Shucknall in Herefordshire

Donowho, who works as a mental health nurse, sustained several fractures and was unable to walk for six weeks following surgery on her left ankle, The Times UK reported.

Calderon was due to appear in court in Worcestershire on Dec. 1 but flew to Houston, Texas on Nov. 25 — despite telling US military police he would not leave the country.

The American had been working on matters “that might come under the Official Secrets Act,” which protects against espionage, police told Donwho.

Donowho said it was “pretty devastating” to learn that Calderon had skipped his court appearance.

“I thought things would move on after the hearing but it’s just got much worse,” she said.

“I was told that because the person who crashed into me was American and a flight risk that they were working much more quickly than usual to get him to court.”

Donowho said officers recalled the case of Anne Sacoolas, who plowed over 19-year-old Brit Harry Dunn in August 2019 while driving on the wrong side of the road. Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, fled to the US and had diplomatic immunity asserted on her behalf.

She was sentenced last December via a video call from the US to eight months in jail.

Donowho noted she believed the “extradition process” had begun, and officials could not comment on whether an extradition request had been made.

“I feel really let down. He could be anywhere in the world now. I doubt we will ever see him again,” Donowho added.

In a statement, West Mercia police said Calderon had been in the UK on a work visa and left for America on Nov. 25.

“We are engaging with his solicitor to inform him of the warrant and the need for him to return to the UK. We have also prepared appropriate paperwork should we need to request extradition, to ensure that the case can be heard in court,” police said.

A US embassy spokesperson said the agency does not comment on law enforcement matters involving private US citizens and that the US and UK are coordinating on the case.