US EditionFormer NYPD officer gets 3 to 9 years in prison for throwing a cooler that caused fatal crash
The judge rejected Duran’s self-defense claim and cited his reckless conduct in the 2023 death of Eric Duprey.
- On Thursday, former NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran was sentenced to 3 to 9 years in prison for the 2023 manslaughter of Eric Duprey, a man killed when Duran threw a cooler at him during a Bronx drug bust.
- During an August 23, 2023, Bronx narcotics operation, Duran threw a picnic cooler at Duprey, who was fleeing on a motorized scooter, causing him to lose control and crash fatally into a tree.
- Prosecutors argued Duran's actions were "reckless, unreasonable, unnecessary," but Judge Guy Mitchell rejected the defense's claim that Duran's status as an officer "has no bearing" on accountability for the killing.
- Duran was taken into custody immediately after sentencing, and his legal team announced plans to appeal; meanwhile, more than 11,000 law enforcement officers signed a petition urging leniency as protesters gathered outside.
- This case marks the first time in a decade that a New York City police officer was found guilty of killing a civilian while on duty, highlighting deep divisions between law enforcement and accountability advocates.
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NYC judge seeks to make example of officer who threw cooler at fleeing suspect, causing fatal crash
Former NYPD Officer Erik Duran received three to nine years in prison for killing Eric Duprey by throwing a cooler at him. Critics say the sentence sends a chilling message to police.
NYPD Sergeant Who Killed Fleeing Drug Suspect by Throwing a Water Cooler Sentenced to Up to 9 YEARS in Prison By Far-Left Judge
A NYPD officer was sentenced to prison after killing a drug suspect with a cooler back in August 2023. Credit: Fox and Friends screenshot The NYPD sergeant who killed a fleeing drug suspect by hurling a cooler at him will spend years in prison, infuriating police advocates. Back in August 2023, a motorcycle-riding drug suspect named Eric Duprey died after a New York Police Department (NYPD) sergeant tossed a cooler he grabbed from a local family…
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Former NYPD officer sentenced in killing
NEW YORK — A former New York City police sergeant was sentenced Thursday to three to nine years in prison for tossing a picnic cooler full of ice and drinks at a fleeing suspect, who then crashed his motorized scooter…
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