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Secret Service Agent Suffered Major Spinal Cord Injury in Wakefield Crash

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Friends of a Secret Service agent injured in a fatal crash last week in Wakefield say he sustained major injuries to his spinal cord and has no feeling or movement from the upper chest down.

Thirty-year-old Garrett Fitzgerald was one of four Secret Service agents injured in the crash.

Their vehicle was struck head on by a car being driven by 45-year-old Bruce Danforth, who was pronounced dead at the scene.  

The agents were part of a security detail for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Fitzgerald remains in care at Mass General Hospital in Boston, and will be transferred to a specialized spinal cord injury rehabilitation center in the coming days.

Friends have raised nearly $150,000 through an online fundraising campaign to help cover the cost of medical bills. 

Michael serves as NHPR's Program Director. Michael came to NHPR in 2012, working as the station's newscast producer/reporter. In 2015, he took on the role of Morning Edition producer. Michael worked for eight years at The Telegraph of Nashua, covering education and working as the metro editor.

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