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 cop who struck and killed grad student with cruiser 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.
Seattle police officer who killed Jaahnavi Kandula with patrol car fired
Interim Seattle police Chief Sue Rahr announced Monday that she has fired Kevin Dave, the officer who killed Jaahnavi Kandula in a South Lake Union crosswalk while speeding in his cruiser.
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 Cop Who Fatally Struck Woman with Police Cruiser Gets Some Bad, Bad News
After two years of fighting for justice in the death of a graduate student who was fatally struck by a police cruiser, the officer behind the wheel is finally facing accountability from the department.
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 fired 2 years after striking, killing Jaahnavi Kandula with cruiser
The Seattle officer who struck and killed 23-year-old grad student Jaahnavi Kandula with his police cruiser two years ago 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)
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 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 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.
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