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The release of footage of a Seattle police officer speaking callously about the value of a pedestrian’s life sparked backlash and also highlights a grim reality: families left behind after a loved one is killed by a driver typically have few options for covering costs and holding drivers accountable. 

Officer Daniel Auderer was heard saying that the life of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old from India, “had limited value.”

A police union leader under investigation has been taken off patrol duty for joking about the January death of Jaahnavi Kandula, who was hit by a cop car.

Officer Daniel Auderer was heard saying that the life of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old from India, “had limited value.”

The Seattle Police Department says an officer and police union leader under investigation for making callous remarks about the death of a woman from India has been taken off patrol duty

A cop under investigation for laughing about the death of a woman from India who was struck by a police SUV has been taken off patrol duty

The Seattle Police Department says an officer and police union leader under investigation for making callous remarks about the death of a woman from India has been taken off patrol

The Seattle Police Department announced Thursday that Ofc. Daniel Auderer "has been administratively re-assigned to a non-operational position."

Daniel Auderer, the officer who made inappropriate comments over the death of Jaahnavi Kandula, has been reassigned to a non-operational position.

SPD canceled its contract with Truleo less than a month after Officer Daniel Auderer's comments about Jaahnavi Kandula's death were captured, a report says.