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.

Interim Seattle police chief Sue Rahr announced Monday that Kevin Dave was fired over the Jan. 23, 2023 incident where Jaahnavi Kandula was killed when the former officer sped through a crosswalk.

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’s interim police chief on Monday fired the officer who fatally struck a 23-year-old graduate student from India with his patrol vehicle in January 2023 while responding to a call.

Seattle Police Department officer Kevin Dave, who struck and killed Northeastern graduate student Jaahnavi Kandula in his police cruiser in January 2023, has been fired.

Two years on from Jaahnavi Kandula's death and Kevin Dave, the officer driving the car that hit the student, has been fired

The development comes months after another Seattle police officer Daniel Auderer was fired following his insensitive comments and laughter after Kandula’s death.

The Seattle officer who struck and killed 23-year-old grad student Jaahnavi Kandula with his police cruiser two years ago has been 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 chief Sue Rahr fired officer Kevin Dave after he violated multiple department policies leading to the accident that killed Jaahnavi Kandula, a student from Andhra Pradesh. The incident,