Seattle reaches $29M settlement with family of grad student from India killed by officer
Seattle has agreed to pay $29 million to the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, a graduate student from India who was killed by a speeding police officer in 2023. The officer, Kevin Dave, was driving at 74 mph in a 25-mph zone with his lights and siren on. The settlement aims to bring closure to the family and the incident resulted in the firing of another insensitive officer.