AG to meet with fam of dead girl, 11

The heartbroken family of an 11-year-old Brooklyn girl killed in a crash during a chase with state troopers is meeting Monday with state Attorney General Letitia James.

Monica Goods was killed in the upstate Town of Ulster after troopers stopped her father’s SUV for speeding on Dec. 22. State police said the father, Tristin Goods, suddenly drove off and then crashed, suggesting his actions caused his daughter’s death.

But the little girl’s mom, Michelle Surrency, told the Daily News that troopers used pepper spray on the occupants of the vehicle and then sparked the crash by colliding with the SUV.

James’ office announced last week that it was investigating the case, and on Monday she plans to meet the family.

Monica’s father, her 12-year-old sister and a woman in the front passenger seat survived the crash.

“We look for the criminal investigation of the attorney general to include the overly aggressive tactics of the state trooper in the chase which caused the wrongful death of an 11-year-old child (inset), as well as his improper pepper spraying of her and 12-yearold sister,” the family’s lawyer Sanford Rubenstein told The News.

“All those responsible for this tragedy must be held accountable.”

The state police have not commented on the family’s allegations. A separate investigation by the Ulster County district attorney’s office is looking at potential criminality by Tristin Goods.

The Rev. Kevin McCall, who has been advising the family, called for Gov. Cuomo to fire the state trooper involved.

“According to [the surviving sister], she was pepper-sprayed in the car and the state troopers used their vehicle as a weapon,” McCall said. “The blood is on their hands. You should not do a high-speed chase causing someone’s demise, especially an 11-year-old girl.”

Cuomo signed legislation in June requiring the state police to wear body cameras, but the law won’t take effect until April 1. McCall said Cuomo should order the immediate introduction of body cameras as a result of the encounter that led to Monica’s death.

“We should not have to wait until April to have body cams for state troopers,” McCall said. “We’re in the fight of our lives for proving what happened. It’s our word against theirs.”