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The container full of ice, water and sodas struck Duprey. He lost control of the scooter, slammed into a tree and crashed onto the pavement.<\/p>\n
Duprey, 30, wasn’t wearing a helmet. He sustained fatal head injuries and died almost instantaneously, according to prosecutors with New York Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 office.<\/p>\n
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They argued that Duran had enough time to warn others to move but instead hurled the cooler because he was angry.<\/p>\n
Duran, however, testified that he made a split-second decision to keep other officers safe from the scooter speeding toward them.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was gonna crash into us,\u201d Duran said in court, adding that \u201call I had time for was to try again to stop or to try to get him to change directions.\u201d<\/p>\n
He testified that he immediately tried to help Duprey after seeing the crash and the extent of the man’s injuries.<\/p>\n
Duran opted to have a judge, not a jury, decide the case. Judge Guy Mitchell found him guilty, saying that his status as a police officer “has no bearing\u201d on the case.<\/p>\n
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But Sergeants Benevolent Association President Vincent Vallelong has said the conviction sent \u201ca terrible message to hard-working cops\u201d about the costs of defending themselves and fellow officers.<\/p>\n
Duran was a New York Police Department officer for 13 years before he was suspended after the crash. He was dismissed from the force after his conviction this past February.<\/p>\n
Duprey worked as a delivery driver and had three young children. His mother, who said she was on a video call with him right before he died, disputed the police claims that he sold drugs and fled from officers.<\/p>\n
A lawyer for Duprey’s family, Jon Roberts, said they are \u201chopeful that the court will do justice for Eric and the loss that the entire family has endured and hope that this marks the beginning of the healing process.\u201d<\/p>\n
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