Prison Officer Struck, Killed By Car While Supervising Inmates

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COCONUT CREEK (CBSMiami/AP) — A state corrections officer who was supervising inmates doing a work detail in Coconut Creek was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.

Tawanna Marin, 48, died Monday afternoon shortly after being hit by a car.

Marin was a corrections officer with the state for nine years, according to Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones. She was based at the South Florida Reception Center in Doral.

The inmates were working for the Department of Transportation.

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