Overview
- Closing arguments are scheduled today in Bronx Supreme Court before Justice Guy Mitchell in the bench trial of Sgt. Erik Duran.
- Duran testified he hurled a cooler to stop Eric Duprey’s scooter because he believed officers ahead were in immediate danger.
- Prosecutors from Attorney General Letitia James’ office pressed why he did not step aside or warn colleagues, pointing to surveillance video of the throw.
- Duprey, 30, crashed during a Kingsbridge Heights narcotics sting on Aug. 23, 2023, suffered fatal head injuries, and died at the scene.
- The judge could convict on second-degree manslaughter carrying up to 25 years or on a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide with up to four years.