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 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 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 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 Officer Fired for Dangerous Driving in Fatal Crash
A Seattle officer, Kevin Dave, was fired for dangerous driving that led to the death of 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula. The case attracted international attention due to misconduct by another officer and has resulted in a legal battle seeking damages.
Seattle police officer, who fatally struck Indian student Jaahnavi, fired
Police officer Kevin Dave was driving 74 mph (119 kph) in a 25 mph (40 kph) zone when he fatally struck graduate student Jaahnavi Kandula in January 2023 as she was walking in the city's South Lake Union neighborhood.
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 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 cop fired in Jaahnavi Kandula’s death case
Kandula, 23, from Andhra Pradesh, was struck by a police vehicle driven by Officer Kevin Dave when she was crossing a street in Seattle on January 23, 2023
Police Officer Who Fatally Struck Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula Fired
The development comes months after another Seattle police officer Daniel Auderer was fired following his insensitive comments and laughter after Kandula’s death.
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.
Interim police chief terminates officer who struck and killed Indian student while responding to overdose call
Interim police chief Sue Rahr, in an email to employees, said she fired Kevin Dave after the Seattle Office of Police ...
Second Seattle cop sacked for Andhra student's 2023 death
Seattle police chief Sue Rahr fired officer Kevin Dave after he violated multiple department policies leading to the accident ...