Home News Former NYPD officer gets 3 to 9 years in prison for throwing a cooler that caused fatal crash

Former New York City police sergeant Erik Duran is seated during his sentencing hearing at the Bronx County Hall of Justice Thursday, April 9, 2026, New York, for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, Eric Duprey, who then crashed his motorized scooter and died.

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By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

April 9, 2026

Former NYPD officer gets 3 to 9 years in prison for throwing a cooler that caused fatal crash

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police sergeant was sentenced Thursday to three to nine yea...

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