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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/15/2021

Location : U.S. Highway 281 near mile marker 754

City : San Manuel

County : Hidalgo

State : Texas

Agency : U.S. Border Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by vehicle while fleeing police on foot

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: A U.S. Border Patrol agent initiated a traffic stop on a silver Ford Taurus traveling on U.S. Highway 281 near San Manuel for undisclosed reasons.
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/15/2021, an unidentified man was killed after running from a U.S. Border Patrol traffic stop and attempting to cross U.S. Highway 281 near San Manuel in Hidalgo County, Texas. He was struck by one vehicle and then run over by a second vehicle.
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The incident occurred at approximately 10:13 p.m. on U.S. Highway 281 near mile marker 754. A Border Patrol agent had stopped a silver Ford Taurus approximately 40 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. According to Customs and Border Protection, the Taurus yielded approximately 30 seconds after the agent initiated the stop.
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After the Taurus stopped, four occupants ran from the vehicle. The Border Patrol agent approached the car and detained its driver, who authorities identified as a 16-year-old U.S. citizen.
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While the agent was dealing with the driver, one of the men who had run from the Taurus headed toward U.S. Highway 281 and entered the roadway. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, he was struck by a truck and subsequently run over by another vehicle.
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The man sustained catastrophic injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. DPS reported that investigators were initially unable to identify him because of the severity of his injuries. He is believed to have been Honduran.
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Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the fatal pedestrian collision. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility also reviewed the death, and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was notified. CBP reported that the deceased man's identity and citizenship had not yet been confirmed when it issued its public statement.
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Local news coverage independently documented the death. KRGV reported the fatal auto-pedestrian collision on April 16, and The Monitor/MyRGV published a separate report on April 17 describing the Border Patrol stop and the man's death on Highway 281.
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The 04/15/2021 Hidalgo County fatality documented by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System corresponds with this independently documented death following a Border Patrol traffic stop.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krgv.com/news/dps-investigates-fatal-auto-pedestrian-crash-near-san-manuel/
https://myrgv.com/publications/the-monitor/2021/04/17/person-who-fled-vehicle-after-border-patrol-stop-struck-and-killed/
https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2021-04-19/fugitive-fleeing-border-patrol-stop-struck-and-killed-vehicle
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/fleeing-suspect-struck-and-killed-vehicle-near-san-manuel-texas
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars