Correction Counselor Kevin P. McGuire

Kevin P. McGuire

Correction Counselor Kevin McGuire was killed in an automobile crash while transporting prisoners from the Urbana Community Correctional Center to off-site job locations.

His department van was struck from behind by a drunk driver on Cunningham Avenue, near I-74, in Urbana.

The inmates, all of whom suffered extensive injuries, credited Correction Counselor McGuire's actions in attempting to avoid the crash for saving their lives. The driver of the truck was convicted of reckless homicide and received an eight-year sentence.

Correction Counselor McGuire had served with the Illinois Department of Corrections for 11 years. He was survived by a son and daughter.