{"id":100118,"date":"2026-01-14T16:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/100118\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:06:20","slug":"nypd-sergeant-faces-manslaughter-trial-for-throwing-cooler-at-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/100118\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD sergeant faces manslaughter trial for throwing cooler at suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"

The trial of NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran gets underway Wednesday in the Bronx.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Duran faces manslaughter charges in the death of\u00a030-year-old Eric Duprey<\/a>\u00a0in Aug. 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prosecutors say police were trying to arrest for Duprey for a drug deal when he took off down the sidewalk on a motorcycle. Video shows Duran\u00a0throwing a picnic cooler at Duprey’s head<\/a>, causing Duprey to swerve and slide under a vehicle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran faces manslaughter and other charges in the August 2023 death of Eric Duprey.<\/p>\n

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Duprey died from blunt force trauma to the head.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Duran has pleaded not guilty. His defense team maintains Duprey was responsible for his own death, having driven a motorcycle on a sidewalk next to children playing soccer. Prosecutors allege Duran showed “at best … supreme recklessness and at worst .. an intentional act of violence.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

If convicted, Duran could face up to 25 years in prison.<\/p>\n

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