The city of Seattle and former SPD officer Kevin Dave are being sued for over $110 million after Dave hit and killed Jaahnavi Kandula, a Seattle graduate student, while driving a patrol vehicle in a crosswalk. Kandula's family filed the lawsuit alleging she experienced terror, severe emotional distress, and pain and suffering before her death. The lawsuit comes as calls for police reform continue following Kandula's death.
A photo of the Seattle graduate student Jaahnavi Kandula. Kandula died in January 2023 after she was hit by a marked Seattle Police Department patrol vehicle in South Lake Union. Now the city of Seattle and fired former SPD officer Kevin Dave are being sued.Now, the city of Seattle and fired former Seattle Police Department officer Kevin Dave are facing a massive lawsuit.
The lawsuit filed by attorneys for Kandula’s family asks for more than $110 million. It says Kandula experienced terror, severe emotional distress, and pain and suffering before she died. “It’s not fair to say you fire an officer and that takes care of things. That’s not what we were asking for. We were asking for clarity and guidelines,” said Lalita Uppala of IACS.That’s when he hit and killed Kandula as she walked through a crosswalk on Dexter Ave. N and Thomas St.Uppala and organizations like IACS said Kandula’s death has not only sparked national outrage but calls for widespread police reforms.
, saying David did not follow department policy, failed to activate emergency lights, failed to modify his speed while heading to an emergency, and not operating his police vehicle safely.Daves firing comes just weeks after a court found he committed negligent driving on the night he hit Kandula.
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