A Washington State Patrol trooper was killed Friday evening while responding to a collision in Tacoma, according to a statement from the agency.
Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting, 29, died on duty.
“Trooper Guting was standing outside of her patrol car investigating a two-vehicle collision when she was struck just before 7:30 p.m. on southbound State Route 509 near milepost 2, south of the Port of Tacoma,” the statement read. “Individuals on scene rendered aid, but the trooper ultimately succumbed to her injuries.”…