Fatal Encounters

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Monica Goods

Name: Monica Goods
Age: 11
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 12/24/2020
Location: I-87 and mile marker 93.6
Kingston, New York, 12401
County: Ulster
Agency: New York State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A trooper stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation, but the driver fled. A chase followed that resulted in a three-vehicle crash. The driver, 39-year-old Tristan Goods of Hollis, Queens, was injured. An 11-year-old passenger, Monica Goods, was killed. Goods, who was en route to a Christmas celebration in Syracuse, only drove off after a trooper blasted pepper spray into the SUV during the traffic stop for speeding, the mother, Michelle Surrency, alleged.
Unique ID: 29362

News article: Link






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