American 'spy', 23, who fled to the US from the UK after hitting a British nurse, 56, is a 'danger to the community', prosecutors say as they demand he be remanded in custody

Prosecutors person claimed that nan American 'spy' who fled nan UK to nan US aft hitting a British caregiver is simply a 'danger to nan community' and demanded he beryllium remanded successful custody.

In a filing to a tribunal successful Houston, Texas, Isac Calderon, 23, was branded a 'fugitive' who should not beryllium released until his extradition lawsuit was concluded.

Prosecutors said that Calderon was a 'flight risk' and that he had already shown an 'intent to evade prosecution' by failing to look astatine Kidderminster Magistrates' Court connected December 1st to reply charges of causing superior wounded by vulnerable driving.

Allowing him bail while nan extradition lawsuit proceeds could 'embarrass nan United States successful nan behaviour of its overseas affairs' were he to abscond, it was claimed.

The allegations were made up of a detention proceeding connected Friday successful Houston, nan US balanced of a bail hearing.

Calderon, a US soldier, is accused of crashing head-on into Elizabeth Donowho, 56, while connected nan incorrect broadside of nan roadworthy connected nan A4103 adjacent Shucknall successful Herefordshire connected 31 July past year.

Ms Donowho, from Malvern, Worcestershire, was incapable to locomotion for six weeks and suffered a fractured sternum and 2 surgery ankles.

Calderon was thought to person been visiting an SAS guidelines successful Herefordshire astatine nan clip of nan crash. In court, his business was fixed arsenic 'American soldier'. 

West Mercia constabulary successful England are said to person told Ms Donowho he was 'associated pinch nan Secret Service'. 

UK cops issued an apprehension warrant for Calderon, who was labelled a imaginable 'flight risk' by constabulary - earlier he near nan UK connected a formation to Houston connected November 25.

The British authorities person since formally requested Calderon's extradition and he was arrested past week.

In a filing to nan tribunal successful Houston, prosecutors described Calderon arsenic a 'fugitive' from nan rule and said he should beryllium remanded successful custody until his extradition lawsuit was concluded.

They said that nan 'serious quality of nan vulnerable driving offense' makes him a 'danger to nan organization some present successful nan United States and overseas if he were released'.

In nan document, prosecutors based on Calderon was a 'flight consequence fixed nan spot of nan lawsuit successful nan United Kingdom'.

Calderon has 'virtually nary inducement to look astatine his extradition hearing' and location is simply a 'significant' chance he will beryllium extradited, nan archive said.

Assistant US Attorney Jay Hileman said: 'Moreover, Calderon has already demonstrated his intent to evade prosecution successful this case.

'When he was interviewed by (West Mercia) constabulary successful nan United Kingdom, PC Watkins informed Calderon that criminal charges were being pursued against him and asked him if he planned connected remaining successful nan United Kingdom.

'Calderon stated that he had nary plans to time off nan state until March 2024. UK authorities subsequently sent a summons to Calderon's reside successful nan United Kingdom, instructing him to look successful tribunal connected nan charges connected December 1, 2023.

'Despite his anterior statements to PC Watkins, Calderon fled nan United Kingdom connected November 25, 2023, 1 week earlier his scheduled tribunal appearance. 

'Accordingly, allowance of bail successful immoderate magnitude would not guarantee Calderon's beingness successful tribunal and would induce nan anticipation of embarrassing nan United States successful nan behaviour of its overseas affairs'.

Mr Hileman added: 'The Court should detain Calderon without enslaved because he is simply a threat to nan organization and a formation consequence and because nary typical circumstances warrant his release'.

The title revenge successful tribunal successful Texas, claims that Calderon admitted to West Mercia constabulary that his behaviour was dangerous.

According to nan complaint, he told officers interviewing him that his driving was 'definitely not safe' and erstwhile shown a dash cam video of nan incident filmed by different motorist, he said: 'S***'.

Witnesses said he was going 70 mph successful a 50 mph area and Calderon is said to person admitted he was vaping arsenic he drove his Honda Accord, and said he didn't bargain security and wasn't judge if it had an MOT.

He is said to person admitted to constabulary that he had only bought nan saloon car six days earlier nan clang and that he had nary erstwhile acquisition of driving a car pinch a manual gearbox.

And while he said he had been driving connected UK roads successful rental cars for 3 months earlier nan crash, he allegedly admitted he was 'not astatine all' acquainted pinch roadworthy markings and postulation directions successful nan UK, saying: 'I get mixed up connected nan signs each nan time.' 

Calderon's court-appointed lawyer has yet to record a consequence to nan prosecution's claims.

His family did not respond to calls and texts asking for comment.