Ex-NYPD Sergeant Sentenced to 3-9 Years for Cooler-Throw Fatal Crash

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A former NYPD sergeant, Erik Duran, was sentenced to three to nine years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, causing the scooter crash that killed 30-year-old Eric Duprey; Duran argued he acted to protect fellow officers, but the judge rejected the justification, and the case has sparked debate over police accountability and the implications for Duprey’s family.
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