No criminal charges for Seattle officer who killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula in US8Photo1Video© indiatoday.in

No criminal charges for Seattle officer who killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula in US

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The Seattle police officer who struck and killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula while responding to an overdose call, will not face any criminal charges due to lack of "sufficient" evidence, authorities said.

On February 21, the King County Prosecutor’s Office said they would not move forward with criminal charges against Seattle Police Officer Kevin Dave, FOX13 Seattle reported.

In a statement released on February 21, the King County Prosecuting Attorney said, "Kandula’s death is heartbreaking and impacted communities in King County and across the world." Kandula, 23, was struck by a police vehicle driven by Officer Dave when she was crossing a street in Seattle on January 23. He was driving 74 mph (more than 119 kmh) on the way to a report of a drug overdose call. Kandula was thrown 100 feet when she was struck by the speeding police patrol vehicle.