US cop makes joke about death of Indian girl who got killed in road accident, probe launched
New York Post, Seattle police officer Officer Daniel Auderer was heard discussing the investigation into the wreck involving 23-year-old grad student Jaahnavi Kandula, who was struck and killed by Dave. Read full report here He said, "She is dead", and then burst into laughter. Toward the end of the video, Auderer was heard saying, "Yeah, just write a check.
Eleven thousand dollars. She was 26 anyway". Further, he was also heard saying that he did not believe a criminal investigation was being conducted.
Auderer, who serves as the Seattle Police Guild’s vice president said, "I mean, he was going 50 mph. That’s not out of control. That’s not reckless for a trained driver".
But a release in June revealed Dave was actually driving 74 mph in a 25-mph zone while responding to a different “high-priority" call. Footage from Dave’s bodycam reveals, he tried to slow down the car before striking Kandula at the fateful intersection. Dave had chirped his siren but did not have it running continuously, as he plowed into the Indian girl, the New York Post reported.
Kandula was doing a master's at Northeastern University’s Seattle campus. She was due to graduate in December. The video of the shocking phone call that came a day after the deadly collision was also uploaded to the Seattle Police Department’s YouTube page.
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