Washington State Patrol trooper struck and killed by two dr…

Car Crash Tacoma Washington in Tacoma, Washington: Washington State Patrol trooper Tara-Marysa Guting, 29, was struck and killed while investigating a two-vehicle collision on the State Route 509 on-ramp at Port of Tacoma Road in Tacoma on December 19, 2025. Two drivers struck her in separate incidents minutes apart — the first at about 7:21 p.m. and the second at about 7:23 p.m. The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office later declined to file charges against either driver, stating prosecutors could not prove criminal negligence or that either knowingly left the scene of a fatal accident.