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US 'spy', 22, who fled the UK when he crashed into a nurse, 56, and left her unable to walk is due in court after being arrested in Texas
An American soldier who fled the UK after crashing into a nurse is due to appear in court today after being arrested in Texas.
Isaac Calderon, 22, left 56-year-old Elizabeth Donowho with multiple fractures following the crash in Herefordshire in July last year.
Calderon was due to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates Court on December 1 to answer charges of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He was labelled a potential 'flight risk' by police but was still able to leave the UK on a flight to Texas on November 25.
It is understood he was arrested at his home in Texas yesterday and is due to appear in court in Houston later today.
Isaac Calderon (pictured) was labelled a potential 'flight risk' by police but was still able to leave the UK on a flight to Texas on November 25
Elizabeth Donowho (pictured) was left with multiple fractures following the crash in Herefordshire in July last year
Radd Seiger, Ms Donowho's advisor and spokesman said: 'It is almost a year since Elizabeth suffered the crash which very nearly took her life.
'We do not know why the extradition process has taken so long but we are delighted to see that it is now underway and we look forward to Mr Calderon being returned to the UK shortly so that he can face our justice system. He is of course innocent of the charges he faces until proven otherwise.'
Calderon was thought to have been visiting an SAS base in Herefordshire at the time of the crash. In court, his occupation was given as 'American soldier'.
West Mercia police are said to have told Ms Donowho he was 'associated with the Secret Service'.
In December, Calderon's own uncle told the Daily Mail he should return to face justice.
He said Calderon may have 'freaked out' but urged him to fly back to Britain because there is 'no honour in running'.
He is accused of colliding with Ms Donowho, 56, on the A4103 near Shucknall on July 31. Ms Donowho, from Malvern, Worcestershire, was unable to walk for six weeks after suffering a fractured sternum and two broken ankles.
Calderon was due to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court on December 1 but instead boarded a commercial flight to Houston, where he lives in the suburb of Humble.
Speaking at his home nearby last year, his uncle Jonathan Calderon, 59, said his nephew 'should have stuck around' and that his actions went against everything that his father Manuel, a former Marine, taught him.
He said: 'I think that he freaked out and left thinking everything would be OK. If he doesn't go back to England it will mess up with his military career. There is no honour in running.'
He added: 'Isaac has always been an outstanding kid and he joined the National Guard out of high school. His parents raised him to be respectful.
'If he did something wrong his father made him do exercises like sit-ups and push-ups, military kind of stuff. It's not too late for him to say he freaked out and to go back to England.'
He said he thought his nephew was working as a translator in the UK.
Ms Donowho, from Malvern, Worcestershire, was unable to walk for six weeks after the crash due to her injuries (pictured)
The victim suffered a fractured sternum and two broken ankles (pictured)
Calderon's grandfather emigrated from Mexico and fought in the Second World War and Korea and was awarded a Purple Heart, one of the highest military honours.
The case has been compared to that of Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US spy who killed motorcyclist Harry Dunn, 19, in a head on crash in the UK in August 2019 before fleeing to America.
She eventually admitted death by dangerous driving and was handed a suspended sentence - but appeared in court remotely from the US.