Trooper No Longer Faces Murder Charge in Fatal Thruway Chase

Trooper No Longer Faces Murder Charge in Fatal Thruway Chase
A police car with flashing lights is shown in a Jan. 17, 2022. The Canadian Press/AP/Matt Rourke
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KINGSTON, N.Y.—A judge has dropped a murder charge against a state trooper in the death of an 11-year-old girl during a high-speed chase on the New York State Thruway.

Christopher Baldner still faces a second-degree manslaughter charge and other counts stemming from the Dec. 22, 2020 highway chase north of New York City that led to the death of Monica Goods.