A former New York State Trooper is headed to prison for his conviction stemming from a high-speed car chase that led to the death of an 11-year-old girl.
At the end of a five-hour hearing Tuesday Christopher Baldner, 48, was sentenced to 2 1/2 to 7 1/2 years in prison for his part in a high-speed pursuit on the New York State Thruway that led to the death of 11-year-old Monica Goods, of Brooklyn.
“I hope you understand the damage you’re actions caused and the lives that were changed because of them,” Monica’s mother Michelle Surrency told Baldner in her victim impact statement. “There are truly no words to capture the depth of this loss.”…