US EditionClosing Arguments Begin in Trial of NYPD Sergeant Accused of Killing Man with Cooler
NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran faces up to 25 years for manslaughter after allegedly throwing a loaded cooler that caused a fatal scooter crash during an August 2023 arrest.
- Tuesday, closing arguments began in the trial of Sgt. Erik Duran in Melrose, Bronx, where he faces manslaughter charges and has pleaded not guilty in Eric Duprey's death.
- During an August 2023 narcotics sting, Duran allegedly picked up a white plastic cooler and threw it at a fleeing scooter after officers attempted an arrest, though he testified he feared a crash and did not intend to injure Eric Duprey.
- With court video and medical testimony, prosecutors described the crash where Duprey, without a helmet, lost control, hit a tree, and died from blunt-force trauma almost instantly.
- He faces up to 25 years if convicted on the top charge, with the nonjury case prosecuted by the state attorney general's office, and Duran also faces criminally negligent homicide, carrying up to four years.
- Black Lives Matter Greater New York organized a news conference outside the courthouse, Duprey's mother testified she misses her son and wants justice, and a judge will soon determine whether Duran is guilty.
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New York police officer charged in cooler throw death says he was trying to protect colleagues
A New York City police sergeant who hurled a plastic cooler at a man fleeing officers on a motorized scooter, causing a crash that killed the driver, says he was trying to protect other officers from being injured.
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abc NewsNYPD officer charged in cooler throw death says he was trying to protect colleagues
A New York City police sergeant who hurled a plastic cooler at a man fleeing officers on a motorized scooter, causing a crash that killed the driver, says he was trying to protect other officers from being injured. Testifying Monday at his manslaughter trial, Erik Duran said he was not trying to injure Eric Duprey, 30, when he threw the cooler full of ice, water and sodas in August 2023. Authorities have said Duprey, a father of three, had just …
NYPD sergeant testifies he feared drug suspect ‘was going to kill my guys’ before fatal cooler throw
An NYPD sergeant on trial for fatally hurling a drink cooler at a scooter-riding drug suspect took the stand to defend himself Monday — testifying he was trying to save other officers’ lives at the time. “I thought he was going to kill my guys,” Sgt. Erik Duran said on the stand in Bronx Supreme...
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