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Fla. Corrections Officer Hit, Killed by Vehicle While Watching Inmate Work Squad

Tawanna Marin was supervising an inmate work squad when she was hit

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. - A state corrections officer was killed after she was hit by a vehicle.

Tawanna Marin was supervising an inmate work squad when she was hit, the Florida Department of Corrections said.

Marin was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.

“We are absolutely devastated by the tragic passing of Officer Tawanna Marin," DOC Secretary Julie Jones said in a statement. "For more than nine years, Officer Marin served our state as a corrections officer, and we are forever grateful for her sacrifice and service to our community. Our deepest condolences go out to her loved ones and fellow officers during this extremely difficult time.”

Marin joined the agency in 2009.

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