Trooper Barry Marcus, a Spokane-based Washington State Patrol veteran, made the notable DUI arrest April 30, the agency reported Friday.
Trooper Barry Marcus has been with the Washington State Patrol since 1992. Marcus has spent 23 years of his 32-year career with the WSP on the state’s roads working the weekend night shift — Wednesday through Saturday — when the dangers of impaired driving are particularly pressing.released by the WSP, Marcus spoke about the tragedies he has seen in his career, along with the agony of delivering next of kin notifications in collisions where impaired driving was involved.
“For him to do what he’s done for this long and to deal with the most challenging typically suspects that we deal with on a nightly basis is just incredible,” Otis said. “He does not slow down and continues to take these dangerous drivers off the road.”In the video, WSP Sergeant and District 4 Public Information Officer Greg Riddell also noted Marcus’ fervor and eagerness to get people driving under the influence off the streets.
“Trooper Marcus has saved untold lives by removing so many dangerous drivers from the roads. Perhaps yours, perhaps someone you love, perhaps my own,” Batiste added.Marcus grew up in Spokane and had a friend whose dad was a trooper. During a ride-along with that trooper in October 1991, Marcus saw how the trooper handled himself when pulling over an impaired driver.
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