The videotape of a US bobby laughing while agitating the death of an Indian pupil in Seattle has sparked outrage, both among lawgivers as well as Indian- Americans. Jaahnavi Kandula was killed after being hit by a speeding police auto on January 23. The auto was being driven by Officer Kevin Dave On Monday, the Seattle Police Department released bodycam footage of another bobby, Officer Daniel Auderer joking about the deadly crash and also dismissing the need for a felonious disquisition.
“She’s dead,” he says before breaking into horselaugh while pertaining to Kandula as a” regular person”.
The clip ends with him saying” She was 26 anyway, she had limited value”, getting her age wrong.
The 23-year-old Kandula, who hails from Andhra Pradesh, was pursuing a master’s degree from the Northeastern University lot in South Lake Union.
What happed on January 23?
Jaahnavi Kandula was walking on the crosswalk, when she was hit by the speeding auto being driven by Officer Kevin Dave, according to a Seattle Times report. Kandula wasn’t jaywalking- i.e., crossing the road at any point other than a zebra crossing.
Kandula was taken to Harbourview Medical Centre, but failed due to her injuries.
Kevin Dave was travelling at 119 km per hour when the accident passed, the Seattle Police Department said in a report. The primary inquiry also determined the speed of the vehicle was the main reason for the collision.
Dave hit the thickets just a a second before it hit Kandula and was travelling at about 63 long hauls per hour (101 km per hour) at the time of impact. Kandula was thrown over 100 bases.
“The speed at which Ofc. DAVE was traveling didn’t allow (Kandula) or him sufficient time to descry, address and avoid a hazard that presented itself,” said a police conclusion according to a report in PubliCola.
