NEW YORK – An NYPD sergeant now faces charges after allegedly hurling a cooler at a suspect who was fleeing police on a motorcycle.
Erik Duran, 36, is charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and assault in the death of Eric Duprey.
Police said Duprey died last August after fleeing officers during a buy-and-bust narcotics operation. According to police, Duprey took off and drove on the sidewalk on Aqueduct Avenue when Duran allegedly hurled a cooler at him. Duprey lost control of his motorbike, crashed into a vehicle and fatally struck his head.
Duran was suspended without pay after the incident, which prompted an outcry from the community.
