KINGSTON, N.Y. — Testimony in the ongoing murder trial of former state trooper Christopher Baldner on Friday focused on state police policy and procedures when it comes to high-speed pursuits, the use of pepper spray and vehicle-to-vehicle contact, also known as PIT maneuvers.

Baldner is facing murder, manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges in connection with the Dec. 22, 2020, death of Monica Goods, an 11-year-old Brooklyn girl who was killed after a collision involving Baldner’s trooper car and the Dodge Journey that Goods’ father, Tristin, was driving.

Baldner is also charged with reckless endangerment for a Sept. 6, 2019, crash involving another car driven by Jonathan Muthu.

In both cases, the drivers fled Baldner during a traffic stop, leading the trooper on a high-speed pu

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