Seattle Police Officer Fired After Striking, Killing Graduate Student with Patrol Car
A Seattle police officer who struck and killed a Northeastern University graduate student from India with his patrol car in 2023 has been fired, police announced this week.
Seattle Police Department Fires Officer Kevin Dave for Killing of Jaahnavi Kandula
Interim Chief of Police Sue Rahr announced she'd fired SPD Officer Kevin Dave in an internal email Monday. The decision comes as the result of a January 2023 incident in which Dave struck and killed 23-year-old college student Jaahnavi Kandula while she was crossing a crosswalk.
Seattle Cop Who Struck And Killed Jaahnavi Kandula With Patrol Car Fired
SEATTLE, WA – Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr announced on January 6 that she has terminated Officer Kevin Dave, who struck and killed 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula in January 2023 while speeding in his patrol car.
Seattle, fired SPD officer who hit Jaahnavi Kandula, sued for more than $110 million
A Seattle police officer who hit and killed 23-year-old college student Jaahnavi Kandula in a crosswalk nearly two years ago was fired by the department Monday.
Seattle police officer fired for fatally hitting graduate student with car
A Seattle police officer who struck and killed a graduate student from India with his vehicle while responding to an overdose call in 2023 has been fired.
Seattle Police Officer Who Killed Indian Student With Patrol Car Fired
In a significant development, a Seattle police officer who killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula in January 2023 when the patrol vehicle he was driving struck her, has been fired from the police department,
Seattle police officer that hit, killed Jaahnavi Kandula in 2023 fired
Seattle police officer Kevin Dave, who hit and killed 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula in a crosswalk in January of 2023, has been fired.
Seattle Police Department fires officer who hit and killed Jaahnavi Kandula
The main image shows dashcam video from the night Jaahnavi Kandula was struck and killed in Seattle. The inset image shows a photo of Kandula. (Images: Seattle Police Department; Jaahnavi Kandula's GoFundMe page; MyNorthwest photo compilation)
Seattle PD fires officer who hit and killed woman in crosswalk, calling incident 'tragic on every level'
Officer Kevin Dave was not prosecuted in the incident but was charged with second-degree negligent driving and found to have violated other SPD policies.
Seattle officer fired after crash that killed pedestrian
Officer Kevin Dave was fired nearly two years after hitting Jaahnavi Kandula with his patrol car on Dexter Avenue while responding to an overdose call.
Indian community activist reacts to firing of SPD officer who hit, killed Jaahnavi Kandula
Kandula, 23, was killed when SPD Officer Kevin Dave hit her in a crosswalk while speeding to a drug overdose call.
SPD fires officer who hit and killed woman in crosswalk, calling incident 'tragic on every level'
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Interim police chief terminates officer who struck and killed Indian student while responding to overdose call
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