Seattle Settles Killing of Jaahnavi Kandula Wrongful Death

The City of United States===Seattle has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $29 million with the family of Killing of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old Indian graduate student who was killed in January 2023 after being hit by a speeding United States===Seattle Police Department SUV. Officer Kevin Dave was driving at 119 kmph in a 40 kmph zone while responding to a drug overdose call. Another officer, Killing of Jaahnavi Kandula, was later caught on bodycam footage laughing and making insensitive comments about Kandula's death, stating she had 'limited value.' Both officers were subsequently fired from the United States===Seattle Police Department. Kevin Dave was cited for negligent driving and fined $5,000, but United States===King County, Washington prosecutors declined to file felony charges. The incident sparked widespread outrage and criticism of the United States===Seattle Police Department's culture, leading to public relations issues and calls for accountability. Northeastern University, where Kandula was studying, awarded her a posthumous master's degree.