Seattle police officer fires with Indian students after a fatal accident

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The provisional police chief of Seattle said on Monday that she released a police officer who had killed a student from India in 2023 while reacting to an overdose emergency call.

dismissal of the police officer

The provisional police chief Sue Rahr informed the employees in an email that Kevin Dave was released after the Seattle Office of Police Accountability had found four violations of the police guidelines. This also includes a provision that prescribes the safe operation of patrol cars, as the Seattle times reported.

accidents and their consequences

"I believe that the officer did not intend to harm someone at night and that he tried to get to a possible victim as soon as possible," wrote Rahr. "Nevertheless, I cannot accept the tragic consequences of his dangerous driving. His positive intention does not alleviate the bad decision that led to the loss of human life and damaged the reputation of the Seattle Police Department."

reactions and follow

a message that from the Associated press Officers Guild, a police union, was sent, remained unanswered. Attempts to reach Dave directly were also unsuccessful.

rahr’s announcement takes place almost a year after the public prosecutor's office of the King County had decided not to file any serious charges against Dave, since there was not enough evidence to demonstrate that he had deliberately disregarded the security during the accident that was disregarded during the accident that the death of jaahnavi kandula

Legal steps against the officials

The Seattle City Attorney’s Office later imposed a fine of $ 5,000 against Dave due to negligent driving. City fan attorney reported that Dave drove up to 74 mph (119 km/h) on a road with a speed limit of 25 MPH (40 km/h) before capturing Kandula. After he had initially contested the notice of fines, Dave recently agreed to pay the fine, to take a course of traffic safety within a year and to do 40 hours of social service by September 30, as can be seen from court documents.

public outrage and further developments

The death of Kandula triggered a wave of outrage, especially after a recording of a bodycam of another officer. In this reception, the official laughed and claimed that Kandula's life had a "limited value" and the city should "simply issue a check". Diplomats from India called for an investigation. The civil society supervisory board found that the comments by officer Daniel Auderer, who was a union leader, damaged the call of the department and undermine public trust. Auderer later discharged .

lawsuit of the Kandula family

The family of Kandula has filed a lawsuit about illegal death against the city and Dave.