Video shows the moment a Seattle police officer hits and kills a pedestrian while responding to a call

Recently released bodycam video shows the moment a Seattle police officer ran down a street while responding to a call and fatally struck a 23-year-old Northeast University graduate student in the crosswalk.

Footage showed Officer Kevin Dave driving his police car at 74 miles per hour in a 25 miles per hour zone before turning into Jaahnavi Kandula.

Kandula, crossed the intersection of Dexter Avenue North and Thomas Street near the university campus on January 23. She died in hospital a day later.

Dave was heard calling the radio center for help after reports of a hit pedestrian. He was seen resuscitating the young woman until several other first responders arrived on the scene.

Police ruled the incident an accident and the officer returned to duty days later.

Recently released bodycam footage shows Office Kevin Dave performing CPR on the victims moments after hitting her with his cruiser

The bodycam footage was first published by Publicola. The King County Prosecutor’s Office is still deciding whether to charge Dave, according to the news outlet.

The intersection crossings are strongly marked by bright yellow reflective turn signals, a large neon sign and are surrounded by bicycle lanes and a wide median strip.

The officer was heard saying on the bodycam to a responding officer, “Lights were on. I was whistling the sirens… she was in the crosswalk.”

‘She saw me, she started running across the zebra crossing. Hit my breaks. Started to lag behind where she should before crossing.”

The video showed the officer driving through a red light and slowing slightly before hitting the young woman.

Dave was on his way to a priority one call, classified as the highest importance of calls, according to police. The call was about a man who overdosed on drugs but did not need to be taken to hospital.

The video recording also revealed intermittent sirens emanating from the officer’s patrol car that were not continuous.

Police said they were not investigating the wreckage as a case of use of force and noted that they do not believe the officer intended to hit Kandula.

“At this point in the investigation, we have no reason to believe that the officer intended to hit that woman,” a spokesman for the Seattle Police Department said earlier.

Dave has been working as an officer since November 2019, according to the department.

Police said the officer was not suspended, just told to take their shift as a “day of release” after the crash to process a “traumatic or distressing” experience.

Video footage shows the officer behind the wheel driving at 74 miles per hour in a 25 miles per hour zone

The video shows that the officers’ sirens went on only occasionally before hitting the victim

The officer in the hit-and-run was identified as Kevin Dave, who has been with the Seattle Police Department since 2019. He speaks with other officers after the crash

After the incident, the Seattle Police Department said they would withhold information about the police report from the investigation and “in consultation” with Kandula’s family.

“We recognize that there is understandably tremendous interest in the surrounding facts, but in order to both preserve the integrity of the investigation and respect the family’s right to privacy, we will not release any information beyond what has already been provided,” the department said in a statement to DailyMail.com.

“We will provide all publicly available information, including the report, as soon as we are able and in consultation with the family.”

“We extend our deepest condolences to Ms Kandula’s family and friends. This incident is a terrible tragedy for all concerned,” the department added.

Kandula, traveled from her native India to study at university to get a master’s degree in information technology.

Her devastated family described her as a “brilliant” person.