Cop on trial in fatal cooler hurling episode said he was protecting fellow officers

Sgt. Erik Duran testified in his own defense Monday when he told a Bronx judge he was trying to protect other police officers when he hurled the red-and-white cooler filled with beverages and ice

NYPD officer charged in cooler throw death says he was trying to protect colleagues

A New York City police sergeant who hurled a plastic cooler at a man fleeing officers on a motorized scooter, causing a crash that killed the driver, says he was trying to protect other officers from being injured.