Northeastern University student, 23, is killed after being hit by police SUV while on a crosswalk

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Northeastern University student, 23, is killed after being hit by police SUV while on a crosswalk: Seattle cops REFUSE to put driving officer on leave since he was responding to 'priority call'

A student at Northeastern University's Seattle campus was struck and killed by a police cruiser responding to a call last week.

Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, was run down by a Seattle Police Department SUV as she was crossing a heavily-marked crosswalk near her campus in the South Lake Union neighborhood.

The officer had been responding to a 'priority one' call to provide aid to a man who had overdosed on drugs but did not need to be taken to the hospital. Police ruled the incident an accident, and returned the unnamed officer to duty shortly after the accident.

It is unclear if the police car stopped after hitting the student.

Kandula was a graduate student set to earn her masters in information systems. Her family recalled her as a 'brilliant' person.

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She was a daughter to a single mother who teaches elementary school in India. In spite of earning less than 200 USD per month, her mother educated Jaahnavi and encouraged her to the United States hoping Jaahnavi would have a better future and a better life abroad. Her mother's hopes and dreams are cut short now.'

A GoFundMe was set up to help her family pay for Kandula's hospital bills, and to take care of the college loans taken out for her education.