Roll of Honor
Incident
Senior Police Officer Robert Duran was killed in a vehicle crash while pursuing who was initially believed to be a carjacking suspect near mile marker 286 on I-25, south of the Old Pecos Trail exit.
Officers responding to the initial call of a carjacking and abduction located the vehicle near the intersection of Sawmill Road and St. Francis Drive. The driver led officers on a pursuit that went onto the interstate. As the vehicle continued to flee southbound, it crossed the median and continued driving southbound in the northbound lanes until colliding with an oncoming car. Two patrol cars were also involved in the crash.
Officer Duran and a retired firefighter driving the other vehicle were killed in the crash. The driver of the fleeing vehicle and another officer were injured. It was later determined that the woman driving had made up the story and had told the unwitting 911 caller she was being abducted. Further investigation revealed that the woman had been charged with making a similarly false report six months earlier.
Following the crash, she was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and numerous other felonies. In 2024, she was found guilty of two counts of murder and four felonies, receiving life sentences for each murder and an additional 60 years.
Officer Duran had served with the Santa Fe Police Department for seven years and was assigned to the Patrol Section and the Emergency Response Team.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Police Officer Duran gave the Santa Fe Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Santa Fe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Police Officer Duran.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Senior Police Officer Robert Eric Duran is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NM, 59 of 193 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen.
At Santa Fe Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Eric Duran's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Eric Duran Compares
Offender Outcome
Two life sentences plus 60 years
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Eric Duran is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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