Moreano
WHITE PLAINS – A Yonkers man, who drove his car the wrong way on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh and struck an SUV driven by a New York City police detective, killing him, was sentenced Wednesday to four to 12 years in state prison.
Efren Moreano, 21, had pled guilty to manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter and reckless endangerment, all as felonies.
Moreano drove for about two miles going the wrong way with vehicles being forced off the road. When he struck the SUV driven by Det. Paul Duncan, 46, of Greenburgh. Duncan was killed.
An accident investigation revealed he was traveling about 105 miles per hour at the time of the head-on crash.
Moreano sustained injuries to his right arm and leg and had to be extricated from his car. During that procedure, emergency responders detected a strong odor of alcohol and marijuana on him and police spotted a small bag of pot on the passenger seat.
