Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order this week authorizing Attorney General Letitia James to investigate and potentially prosecute a New York State trooper involved in a December 2020 police chase that led to the death of 11-year-old Monica Goods in Ulster County.

Demonstrators gathered on Oct. 6 outside the Ulster County Office Building to call for action to be taken against the trooper, Christopher Baldner.

At that rally, Morgane Richardson, of Kingston, said Goods’ death could happen to anyone.

"It could have been either of our children and that’s just the reality. We both have brown children, and every day, I look at my daughter and I think, 'this isn’t a safe world for you,'" said Richardson.

Goods' father, Tristan Goods, was driving his wife and two daughters to visit relatives when the trooper stopped him for speeding on the Thruway in the town of Ulster.

State police have said the father drove off shortly after the traffic stop, resulting in a chase. Baldner allegedly struck the Goods’ SUV from behind before it hit a guardrail and flipped.

Monica Goods, of Brooklyn, was ejected from the SUV and pronounced dead at the scene.

Hochul said in the order signed Wednesday that a grand jury will be asked to consider charges against Baldner, and authorizes James also to weigh charges for two previous incidents involving Baldner.

Details about the previous episodes in 2017 and 2019, which also happened in Ulster County, were not included in the executive order.

A spokesperson for the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, which is providing legal representation for Baldner, said Friday it would not comment until the grand jury is finished.

A New York State Police spokesperson cited ongoing investigations into the incident as a reason not to comment on the case.

State Police said Baldner is still on active duty but is not assigned to patrol.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.