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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/29/2021

Location : Near La Gloria, U.S. Highway 281

City : Encino

County : Brooks

State : Texas

Agency : U.S. Border Patrol, Texas Department of Public Safety

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/29/2021, U.S. Border Patrol agents pursued a Ford F-150 suspected of transporting undocumented migrants near Encino, Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety joined the pursuit and deployed a spike strip near La Gloria on U.S. Highway 281. The driver swerved to avoid it, struck a solar panel array, and rolled the truck. A male passenger, identified as a citizen of Mexico, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. The Texas DPS led the investigation, which was also reviewed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Professional Responsibility and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/fatal-pursuit-brooks-county
https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/one-dead-after-border-patrol-pursuit-in-brooks-county/
https://www.kxxv.com/houston-news/one-dead-after-vehicle-rollover-in-brooks-county-following-border-patrol-pursuit