Who is Kevin Dave Seattle Police officer who killed Jaahnavi Kandula in viral video on Twitter, Instagram, Reddit

Who is Kevin Dave Seattle Police officer who killed Jaahnavi Kandula in viral video on Twitter, Instagram, Reddit

Kevin Dave is a Seattle police officer, find out more about him and his involvement in Jaahnavi Kandula’s death as his video goes viral on Twitter, Reddit and Instagram

Early this year, an unfortunate occurrence happened in Seattle when Jaahnavi Kandula, an Indian exchange graduate student at Northeast University, was killed in a collision caused by police officer Kevin Dave. However, the recent release of bodycam audio that exposed the officer’s callous statements at the scene has caused a surge of public outrage over this occurrence.

Who is Kevin Dave Seattle Police officer who killed Jaahnavi Kandula in viral video on Twitter, Instagram and Reddit

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Officer Kevin was going to inspect aย complaint of an overdose on January 23, 2023, when the collision happened. He was shockingly traveling at 74 mph in a 25-mph zone, exceeding the posted limit, and sporadically sounding the police sirens, which is against accepted police procedure.

Not only this, but also the bodycam video released on Monday by the Seattle Police Department sheds insight on Officer Daniel Auderer’s actions at the scene. Officer Auderer, who had been sent to determine whether Officer Kevin Dave had been intoxicated at the time of the event, was shown on camera chuckling about the terrible collision.

He even went so far as to say that the victim’s life wasn’t worth much and that the city should just write the victim a $11,000 check. Furthermore, Auderer dismissed any implications of Dave’s liability in the incident.

The revelation has sparked massive outrage in both India and the US, with people all over the world reacting to it. Amid all this, Kevin Dave has also become a hot topic of discussion. Thatโ€™s why many people are trying to find out more about him. So, hereโ€™s what we know about him:

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Who is Kevin Dave?

Kevin Dave is a notorious US police officer who is responsible for the death of migrant student Jaahnavi Kandula. He has been in the news because Kevinโ€™s callous statements at the scene of Jaahnavi Kandulaโ€™s accident have recently been exposed by a body cam.

He is a 35-year-old police officer who has worked for the Seattle police force since the year 2020.

In an unfortunate turn of events, he crashed into and killed pedestrian Jaahnavi Kandula as she crossed the street in South Lake Union on 23 January 2023, while driving 74 mph in a 25 mph zone.

However, despite this, he is still performing his duties as a Seattle police officer and has not been charged with a crime in connection with the incident. But the revelations revealed from his bodycam footage are currently under investigation.

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