'Write a check': US cop caught laughing on tape after speeding car killed Indian student in Seattle
In a recording released by the police department Monday, the cop laughs and suggests that Kandula's life had "limited value" and the city should "just write a check." A photo of Jaahnavi Kandula is displayed at the intersection where she was killed by a Seattle Police officer driving north while responding to a nearby medical incident. SEATTLE: A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following the death of a woman who was struck and killed by a police cruiser as she was crossing a street. Daniel Auderer, who is the vice president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, responded to the Jan. 23 crash scene where another officer, Kevin Dave, struck and killed Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, in a crosswalk. Dave was driving 74 mph (119 kmh) on the way to an overdose call, and Auderer, a drug recognition expert, was assigned to evaluate whether Dave was impaired, The Seattle T...