Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Chris Marano was struck and killed by a patrol car involved in a vehicle pursuit as he laid out spike strips.
Members of the Arizona Department of Public Safety attempted to stop a vehicle bearing stolen license plates. The vehicle failed to stop and fled. A pursuit ensued, reaching speeds of over 100 Miles Per Hour. Officer Marano was laying out spike strips on Loop 101, near 56th Street in Phoenix, when he was struck and killed by a patrol car involved in the pursuit.
The pursuit continued and the suspect was eventually located by a canine after she bailed out of her vehicle. In September 2011 the woman, 43, was found guilty of murder and two other charges in connection with Officer Marano's death and was sentenced to serve her natural life in prison.
Officer Marano had served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for 3-1/2 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Marano gave the Arizona Department of Public Safety 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arizona. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Marano.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Christopher Russell Marano is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Arizona Department of Public Safety, 15 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Russell Marano's cause is highlighted.
How Christopher Russell Marano Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Russell Marano is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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