Young man's life cut short

This tribute is to my dear friend Nathan Bradley Marti who was a Diplomatic Security Uniformed Officer at the Department of State. He was tragically killed on June 5, 2007 while riding his motorcycle to work at 2:30am. Nathan was a great friend, one who would just listen when you needed someone to, one who would answer any question you had with his honest answer, and he would give you great advise. Nate was rasied Lutheran and was the brother of two older sisters.

Nate was killed in Virginia on June 5, 2007 in the early morning hours. The crash occured on 395 just south of the 14th Street Bridge about 2:30 a.m, when a drunk driver going the wrong way on 1-395 struck and killed Nathan while he was riding his Suzuki motorcycle on his way into work at the U.S. Department of State. Nate was 25 years old and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Honda driver, a 25-year-old man, of Herndon, Va., was not injured. Alcohol was a factor in the crash. Authorities have charged him, but charging the driver of the Honda provides little comfort to Nate's family or his friends.

Monday, December 10, 2007

MADD 2007 Online Candlelight Vigil

A candle lit for Nathan Marti

For Nathan Marti

In loving memory of Nathan Bradley Marti who was tragically killed on June 5, 2007 when he was riding his motorcycle into work at the United State Department of State where he was a Diplomatic Security Officer for 2 years. A drunk driver collided with him head on while the driver was traveling the wrong way up I-395 just south of the 14th Street Bridge.

Nate may be gone but he is not forgotten.

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Thursday, December 6, 2007

Trial Has Been Rescheduled


The new date is Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. at the Arlington, VA, courthouse.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Bumper Stickers



Here are the bumper stickers to be available once the scholarship's ready!




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Silicone Bracelets

Here's what one of the silicone bracelets looks like. They'll be available once we start receiving donations. Click on the pic below for a close-up.



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Scholarship News

I received a letter yesterday that states that the Nathan B. Marti Scholarship Fund is now an official organization, woohoo! This means that we are much closer to being able to accept donations, to distribute silicone bracelets and tshirts, and most importantly, to honor Nathan's memory in a very tangible way. I expect to be able to accept donations by the end of October or early November.
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Trial Updated #1

The trial will no longer begin on October 30; our lawyer received a subpoena for an unrelated case that day, so he must request a continuance on our case. At this point, we don't know the new trial date, so I don't know if this means it's going to be one week later, one month later, or even longer.

Stay tuned...
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Sunday, August 26, 2007

Trial Date

The grand jury met last Monday, and the trial is moving forward as expected. On Thursday, the official trial date was set for Tuesday, October 30. On the 30th, the defendant will enter his plea. If he pleads guilty, it may take a few months for the judge to decide his sentencing. If he pleads not guilty, the trial will begin that day.The trial is public, and I encourage you to attend if you wish to do so. Please let me know if you plan to attend, as we need to notify the court of how many people to expect -- per court policy, they may need to provide more security officers with a large crowd.

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Diplomatic Security Officer

Diplomatic Security Officer
Nathan at work

Diplomatic Security Bureau News


DS UNIFORMED OFFICER NATHAN MARTI died in a tragic
accident during the early morning of June 5. Officer Marti was
a dedicated officer on his way to work at the time of his death.
His primary assignment was in the DS Security Control Center.
Officer Marti was a 2005 graduate of Radford University and
was a DS Uniformed Officer for two years. Officer Marti is survived by his parents and two sisters.

Website for Officer Killed while Off Duty

I am currently working on a website for Law Enforcement officers that have been killed while off duty. After attempting to get Nate's name added to the National Law Enforcement website and be told that because of the nature of his death does not meet their qualification, I added Nate's name to the Mother's Against Drunk Driving website and I am currently working on a website for Law Enforcement officers who are killed off duty. The site is in its infancy stages and will need alot of work but I hope to have it up and running by Novemeber. The site will be dedicated to Nate and his family.