Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi
End of Watch: Thursday, August 20, 1998
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: V-92
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: August 20, 1998
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Agent Marc Whatley was killed in a traffic crash on Highway 15 near Bay Springs, Mississippi, when the vehicle in which he was driving struck a truck that was pulling a cattle trailer.
The truck had pulled in front of them as they were chasing a possible drug suspect. Another narcotics officer was injured in the accident.
Agent Whatley was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Narcotics for two years. He is survived by his wife, one-year-old daughter, eight-year-old son, parents, four brothers, and one sister.
Highway 15 from Trace Road north to Highway 537 was renamed the "Marc Lee Whatley Memorial Highway."