A Seattle cop is under investigation after he was caught on camera heartlessly mocking a woman’s death. According to NBC News, Daniel Auderer had responded to an incident on January 23 where another had cop struck and killed 23-year-old Northeastern University student Jaahnavi Kandula.
Police said the officer was responding “with Seattle Fire Department to a priority one call” when he fatally hit the woman while she was in the crosswalk in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle.
Enter Officer Auderer, the vice president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, who responded to that incident. He eventually left the scene but kept his body camera on as he called the guild’s president, Mike Solan, to discuss what happened.
And you guys, the details from this call are beyond infuriating! Related: Billionaire Found Dead With Wife & Dog In Brazilian Mansion According to footage released by the Seattle Police Department Monday, Auderer could be heard telling Solan the officer who hit the victim had been “going 50” and “that’s not out of control.” He then insisted “that’s not reckless for a trained driver” and he doesn’t believe “she was thrown 40 feet either.” However, it’s important to note that The Seattle Times obtained the police investigation report into the incident and reported that the cop was driving 74 mph when he struck Kandula, throwing her over 100 feet.
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