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Special Agent succumbs to injuries from collision by drunk driver

Special Agent Scott McGuire and another agent were hit nine days earlier while standing on the sidewalk

Duty Death: Scott McGuire - [Washington DC]

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By Police1 Staff

MIAMI — Special Agent Scott McGuire succumbed to injuries he sustained after being hit by a drunk driver in Miami, the Officer Down Memorial Page reported.

McGuire and another agent were on duty and standing on the sidewalk on Jan. 15 when a car jumped the curb and struck them. The driver, 21-year-old Jordana Rosales, was arrested a day later after fleeing the scene.

McGuire was transported to a hospital in critical condition, The Advocate reported. He had been on a ventilator and died yesterday.

He is survived by his wife and 5-year-old son.

Authorities have not released the name of the other agent but said they were in stable condition.