KINGSTON, N.Y. — A collision reconstruction expert testified in the Christopher Baldner murder trial that the former state trooper hit his brakes hard and steered his vehicle sharply to the left about one-tenth of a second before colliding for a second time with the Dodge Journey driven by Tristin Goods.

That action, prosecution witness Richard Ruth said, would not be considered a typical PIT maneuver.

The collision, which happened while both vehicles were moving at more than 100 mph, caused Goods to lose control of the SUV and crash into the center guardrail on the state Thruway just north of mile marker 92 in the town of Ulster. The force of the impact caused the vehicle to flip end over end before coming to rest on its roof.

Tristin Goods’ 11-year-old daughter, Monica Goods, was kill

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