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A Seattle Police officer who made fun of a college student that was killed after being hit by fellow officer has been recommended to be terminated from his position by the Office of Police Accountability (OPA).

Seattles Office of Police Accountability says an officer violated standards when he made callous remarks about the death of a graduate student from India who was struck and killed by another officer’s vehicle in a crosswalk last year. Officer Daniel Auderer, vice president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, was caught on bodycam video laughing and joking the city should just write a check for $11,000.

Seattles Office of Police Accountability says an officer violated standards when he made callous remarks about the death of a graduate student from India who was struck and killed by another officer’s vehicle in a crosswalk last year. Officer Daniel Auderer, vice president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, was caught on bodycam video laughing and joking the city should just write a check for $11,000.

Officer Daniel Auderer violated policing standards when he was recorded talking about the death of a graduate student from India, a watchdog group said.

Officer Daniel Auderer violated policing standards when he was recorded talking about the death of a graduate student from India, a watchdog group said. Source

The findings against a police officer who was caught on camera joking about the death of 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula have been released.

A discipline meeting for Auderer was held Tuesday, with the office's discipline recommendations being forwarded to Seattle's Police Chief after the meeting.

A year after a college student was hit and killed by a speeding Seattle Police cruiser responding to a call, an investigation by the Office for Police Accountability found that an officer heard on tape making callous remarks about the victim had actually violated the department's policies.  

The Seattle police officer who was heard joking about Jaahnavi Kandula's death in January 2023 violated policy, according to the Office of Police Accountability.

Officer Daniel Auderer was caught on camera saying the life of 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula had "limited value."