Crime & Safety
Man Accused Of Killing Endicott Police Officer In Wrong-Way Crash Was Drunk, Prosecutors Say
Prosecutors allege that driver Keoma Duarte, 40, of New Bedford, was so drunk, he was kicked out of the House of Blues in Boston.
March 5, 2025
Prosecutors said the man charged with hitting and killing an Endicott police officer the night before Thanksgiving was drunk at the time.
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In fact, they allege that Keoma Duarte, 40, of New Bedford, was so drunk, he was kicked out of the House of Blues in Boston. Duarte allegedly got in his car and headed north, miles in the wrong direction from his home, which was in Brockton at the time.
"Next thing we know, he is in one of the New Hampshire State Liquor store parking lots. He - on video surveillance - is shown driving around the parking lot. ... The establishment is closed at that point. He then gets back on the highway in the northbound lane of 95 going southbound," the prosecutor said.
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