NYPD Detective Killed in Wrong-Way Sprain Brook Crash

The driver killed early Friday in the wrong-way, two-car crash on the Sprain Brook Parkway was an off-duty New York Police Department detective, according to state police.

Det. Paul E. Duncan was 46 years old and lived in Hartsdale. He was a Detective 1st Grade, assigned to NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau.

The crash occurred at about 4 a.m. in the southbound lane of Sprain Brook near Route 100B in Greenburgh. A 2013 Honda Civic, driven by 20-year-old Yonkers resident Efren Moreano, was traveling northbound - the wrong direction - when it slammed head-on into the detective’s 2011 Honda Pilot.

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The detective was killed, and Moreano was seriously injured; he was taken to Westchester County Medical Center and was listed in stable condition, according to state police. Earlier in the day, state police said he had been placed in a medically induced coma, but whether he remains in one was not disclosed.

Alcohol, and possibly marijuana, may have been factors in the crash, according to WCBS-TV.

The crash closed down part of the Sprain’s southbound lane for several hours, causing traffic delays throughout the morning.

Anyone who may have information about the crash are asked to contact New York State Police Hawthorne Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 914-769-2600.

Photo: Screen shot from News 12 Westchester

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