US EditionSeattle reaches $29M settlement with family of grad student from India struck and killed by officer
Seattle will pay $29 million to settle a negligence lawsuit after a police SUV struck and killed a graduate student in a crosswalk while speeding at 74 mph, officials said.
- Last week, the city of Seattle agreed to pay $29 million to settle a negligence lawsuit over the 2023 death of Jaahnavi Kandula, 23-year-old graduate student from India.
- Investigators found former SPD officer Kevin Dave drove about 74 mph in a 25 mph zone while responding to a drug-overdose call, and Kandula's family sued in 2024 alleging negligent hiring.
- Dashcam footage showed Kandula entering the crosswalk wearing earbuds and running before Dave's SUV threw her nearly 137 feet, while investigators found Dave had only `chirped` his siren and violated policies.
- The city hopes the settlement brings `some sense of closure` to the Kandula family; Dave was fired and paid a $5,000 fine, officials said.
- Advocacy groups including Indian American Community Services urged broader police reforms amid outrage in South Asian communities, while Daniel Auderer, former SPD officer, sued the city for wrongful termination seeking $25 million.
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The city of Seattle will pay $29 million to the family of a graduate student from India who was struck and killed in a crosswalk in 2023 by a police officer who was driving nearly three times the speed limit as he responded to a call. The Feb. 4 settlement brought an end to a wrongful-death lawsuit that was filed in 2024 in King County Superior Court by the parents of Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, who was enrolled at Northeastern University’s Seattle ca…
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The Seattle TimesSeattle reaches $29M settlement with family of student killed by speeding officer
The city of Seattle will pay $29 million to settle a negligence lawsuit filed by the family of a 23-year-old graduate student from India who was struck and killed by a speeding police officer in 2023.
Family of Jaahnavi Kandula, killed in US by speeding police vehicle, to get ₹262 crore settlement from Seattle
Jaahnavi Kandula was killed on January 23, 2023, while crossing a street in Seattle. She was struck by a police car driven by officer Kevin Dave, who was responding to an emergency overdose call.
Indian student killed by US officer. Why her family is receiving Rs 260 crore from Seattle
Jaahnavi Kandula’s family will be paid $29 million (Rs 263.7 crore) settlement from the city of Seattle. The 23-year-old Indian student was hit and killed by a speeding police vehicle driven by Officer Kevin Dave as she crossed a street in Seattle in January 2023
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