Editing Diplomatic immunity (section)

=====Georgian driver in the United States=====

In January 1997, [[Gueorgui Makharadze]], a high-ranking [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] diplomat, caused a five-car [[pileup]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], in the United States, which killed a 16-year-old girl. Makharadze's claim of diplomatic immunity created a national outrage in the United States, particularly given Makharadze's previous record of driving offenses: In April 1996, Makharadze had been charged with speeding in Virginia, and four months later, he was detained by District of Columbia police on suspicion of drunk driving.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/09/us/georgian-diplomat-pleads-guilty-in-death-of-teen-age-girl.html|title=Georgian Diplomat Pleads Guilty in Death of Teenage Girl|author=MICHAEL JANOFSKY|date=9 October 1997|newspaper=New York Times}}</ref> In both prior cases, charges were dismissed based on his immunity. On the basis of the media coverage, Georgia revoked Makharadze's immunity, and he was ultimately sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter and four counts of aggravated assault.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-dec-20-mn-531-story.html|title=Ex-Diplomat Gets 7 Years for Death of Teen in Crash|agency=Associated Press|date=20 December 1997|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>