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Correctional Officer Tawanna Marin was struck and killed by a vehicle while supervising an inmate work crew near the intersection of Sample Road and Lyons Road in Coconut Creek.
She was standing behind a Florida DOT dump truck when another vehicle entered the area and struck her, causing her to become pinned between the car and dump truck. She was extricated from the wreckage and transported to Broward Health North where she succumbed to her injuries.
Officer Marin had served with the Florida Department of Corrections for nine years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Marin gave the Florida Department of Corrections 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Marin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Florida Department of Corrections has lost 33 officers; 9 of them lost to accidents.
Tawanna is one of 314 officers lost to accidents in FL, 31.2% of the 1,006 remembered there.
Tawanna is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Tawanna is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2018, 1 officer at Florida Department of Corrections was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 2018, 5 officers in FL were lost to accidents, the 14th heaviest of 95 years on record. The heaviest was 1981, with 9.
In 2018, 50 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 96th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2018, 52 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 101st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Tawanna was 48. Of the 9 lost to accidents at Florida Department of Corrections whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 48; the middle age was 37. Tawanna had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 9 years.
Tawanna was 48. Of the 293 lost to accidents in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 35. Tawanna had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Tawanna was 48. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Tawanna had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Tawanna was 48. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Tawanna had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
June holds 11.1% of these deaths at Florida Department of Corrections; August holds the most, 33.3%. Mondays: 22.2%.
June holds 7.3% of these deaths in FL; February holds the most, 10.5%. Mondays: 16.6%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 27.3% of all 33 deaths at Florida Department of Corrections, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.2% of all 1,006 deaths in FL, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
Her people
Florida Department of Corrections has 33 officers remembered here, Tawanna among them.
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James G. Godwin
Apr 4, 1955
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Howard Daniel Starling
Jul 4, 1964
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Lester B. Sumner
Apr 26, 1965
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James W. Parr, Sr.
Aug 11, 1966
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Paul Jordan
Jan 24, 1976
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Lauriston F. Hustus, Jr.
Jul 16, 1980
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Richard James Burke
Oct 12, 1980
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Bjorn Thomas Svenson
Aug 31, 1982
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Donald L. Pawlizak Apr 21, 1983
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John S. Dennard
May 5, 1983
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Michael Peter Serano
Jan 6, 1984
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Fred Sidney Griffis
Jun 24, 1987
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Hoyt L. Ergle
Dec 15, 1987
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Charles Andrew Cooper
Sep 15, 1988
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Kenneth M. Hendrick
Jan 28, 1993
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Lee Charles Dunn
Jan 24, 2000
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Darla Kay Lathrem
Jun 11, 2003
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Donna Fitzgerald
Jun 25, 2008
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Adam Michael Sanderson
Mar 6, 2009
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Gregory Guy Malloy
Feb 2, 2011
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Ruben Howard Thomas, III
Mar 18, 2012
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Jorge Ramos
May 1, 2016
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Joseph Ossman
Sep 10, 2017
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Tawanna V. Marin
Jun 18, 2018
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Nicklaus Dustin Knight May 12, 2019
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Robert Wayne Rogers
Jul 31, 2020
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Jack Sale Stewart
Feb 13, 2021
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William Scott Fox
Mar 4, 2021
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John Annarumma
Mar 6, 2021
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Derek Stewart
Apr 28, 2021
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Whitney Nicole Cloud
Aug 28, 2021
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Kelly Jo Klimkowski
Sep 28, 2021
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James Alexander Jackson
Aug 15, 2025
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