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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gene Johnson

Family of student from India struck and killed by officer reaches $29M settlement with Seattle

A photo of Jaahnavi Kandula is displayed with flowers, Jan. 29, 2023 in Seattle - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The city of Seattle has agreed to pay a $29 million settlement to the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old Indian graduate student who was fatally struck by a police officer in 2023.

Officer Kevin Dave was driving at 74 mph in a 25 mph zone when he hit Ms Kandula as she crossed a street. He was responding to a drug overdose call at the time, with his emergency lights activated and siren used at junctions.

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