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Trooper

Tara-Marysa Guting

Washington State Patrol — Olympia, WA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch December 19, 2025

Age 29

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 2 mo

Badge 720

The Vigil Panel 184 ›

Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 33

Incident

Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting was struck and killed while investigating the scene of a two-vehicle crash on State Route 509 south of the Port of Tacoma.

Before 7:30 p.m., Trooper Guting was standing outside of her patrol car on the southbound lanes of State Route 509 near milepost 2 when a vehicle hit her. Despite bystanders performing life-saving measures, she succumbed to her injuries.

The driver stayed at the scene and has not been cited.

Trooper Guting was an Army National Guard veteran and had served with the Washington State Patrol for more than 1 year, assigned to District 1.

Survivors

She is survived by her husband

Rest in Peace Trooper Guting.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper Guting gave the Washington State Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Washington. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, sister.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Washington State Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Olympia, WA

Platform Identity whp.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 19, 2025

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 2 mo

Age 29

Badge Number 720

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Tara-Marysa Guting served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In WA, 111 of 340 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.6% of this state's fallen. That is 32.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Washington State Patrol, 23 of 34 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.

Washington State Patrol

of 34 officers

67.6% Accident

WA — Statewide

111

of 340 officers

32.6% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident