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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/28/2022

Location : Near the center of Uvalde

City : Uvalde

County : Uvalde

State : Texas

Agency : U.S. Border Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/13/2021, Border Patrol agents pursued a truck driven by 17 year-old Anahi Ramos near Uvalde, Texas. The vehicle was being chased very fast through populated areas when it crashed into two other vehicles near the center of town. Ramos and the unidentified male passenger in her truck were killed. Eight other people in the vehicles involved sustained non critical injuries..
REASON FOR CHASE: A U.S. Border Patrol agent observed a black Toyota Tacoma drive through a ranch fence gate near U.S. Highway 90 approximately eight miles west of Uvalde, enter the highway recklessly and travel east toward Uvalde with multiple occupants. The agent followed the truck and activated emergency lights after it slowed toward the shoulder. Ramos accelerated away at high speed. Border Patrol requested assistance from the Uvalde County Sheriff's Office and Uvalde Police Department, and the attempted stop developed into a multi-agency pursuit.
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NARRATIVE:
On 09/28/2022, at approximately 5:54 p.m., a U.S. Border Patrol agent driving an unmarked agency vehicle westbound on U.S. Highway 90 toward the Uvalde Border Patrol Station checkpoint observed a black Toyota Tacoma drive through a ranch fence gate near the eastbound lanes approximately eight miles west of Uvalde. The agent reported seeing the pickup drive recklessly into the median and enter eastbound U.S. 90 toward Uvalde with multiple occupants. The agent radioed the observation and requested that the Uvalde County Sheriff's Office and Uvalde Police Department be contacted to intercept the truck.
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The Border Patrol agent turned around and followed the Tacoma eastbound for approximately one mile. When the pickup slowed and moved toward the shoulder, the agent activated the Border Patrol vehicle's emergency lights. Ramos then returned to the eastbound travel lanes and accelerated toward Uvalde at high speed. The agent continued behind the truck while broadcasting its direction and location. The agent eventually radioed that he could no longer maintain visual contact because of the Tacoma's speed.
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A Uvalde Police Department officer intercepted the Tacoma and successfully deployed a tire-deflation device. At approximately 5:59 p.m., the first Border Patrol agent radioed that the tire-deflation device had been successfully deployed. A second Border Patrol agent driving a marked patrol vehicle then observed the Tacoma traveling eastbound at high speed and pursued it.
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A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper traveling westbound on U.S. 90 subsequently saw the Tacoma traveling in the highway median while being pursued by a Border Patrol vehicle with its emergency lights activated. The DPS trooper activated emergency equipment, made a U-turn and joined behind the marked Border Patrol vehicle as the pursuit continued east toward Uvalde.
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At approximately 6:00 p.m., Border Patrol agents reported losing sight of the Tacoma. Approximately one minute later, an agent reported that the truck had been involved in a three-vehicle collision at Main Street and Getty Street in central Uvalde. The Tacoma collided with a semi-tractor-trailer and a Dodge Dakota. Agents requested emergency medical assistance within seconds of discovering the crash.
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Anahi Ramos, 17, an Austin resident and Mexican citizen, was driving the Tacoma and was killed in the collision. An unidentified male passenger, also a Mexican citizen, was killed. Eight additional occupants of the Tacoma were injured and transported to hospitals. The drivers of the other two vehicles were also taken to hospitals and were subsequently reported to have non-critical injuries. Contemporary Uvalde police reporting initially described 10 people hospitalized in addition to the two fatalities.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety led the crash investigation. CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility reviewed the incident, and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was notified. CBP did not publicly release its detailed account until January 2023, more than three months after the fatal pursuit; CBP attributed the delayed public posting to an internal delay and stated that congressional notifications had been completed in a timely manner.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.aclutx.org/app/uploads/2025/02/cbp_fatal_encounters_use_of_force_-_07012023.pdf
https://borderoversight.org/event_type/vehicle-pursuit/
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/09/29/2-killed-3-injured-after-multi-vehicle-crash-in-uvalde-police-say/
https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2023-01-11/border-patrol-delays-report-fatal-crash-until-after-bidens-brief-border-visit