A former New York state trooper is sentenced to between 2½ and 7½ years in prison after a high-speed chase ended in a fatal crash. The outlets report that during the incident, the trooper rammed his vehicle into an SUV, which led to the death of an 11-year-old girl. The sentencing is described as occurring Tuesday, with the term set at 2½ to 7½ years. All accounts characterize the case as arising from the trooper’s conduct during the pursuit and the resulting impact on a vehicle carrying the child. While specific details such as the chase location, the charges pleaded, or how the sentencing range is calculated are not provided in the excerpts, the central facts are consistent: the defendant is a former New York trooper, the incident involved a collision after a high-speed chase, and the crash caused the death of an 11-year-old. The reporting focuses on the prison sentence imposed for the fatal crash.