The second vehicle that may have fatally struck a Washington State Patrol trooper in Tacoma Friday night before driving off was impounded, according to police.
Officers were dispatched to the on-ramp on state Route 509 near Port of Tacoma Road after one vehicle struck a trooper who was investigating an unrelated crash. The impact caused the trooper to be thrown into the right lane and become incapacitated, according to Tacoma police.
While on the ground, a dark-colored pickup truck struck her and continued driving without stopping. Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting, 29, died on duty, according to Washington State Patrol.
The driver of the first vehicle remained at the scene and was not arrested, Chris Loftis, WSP’s director of public affairs, previously said…