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Jesus Adrian Alvarado

Age : 22

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/01/2022

Location : U.S. Highway 281 near mile marker 748, south of Guerra Lane

City : Near Edinburg

County : Hidalgo

State : Texas

Agency : U.S. Border Patrol, Rio Grande Valley Sector

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed during police chase after being struck by passing vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Passenger killed during pursuit after U.S. Border Patrol agents observed several people lying in the bed of a northbound Chevrolet Silverado on U.S. Highway 281 and attempted to stop the truck.
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NARRATIVE:
On 02/01/2022, 22-year-old Jesus Adrian Alvarado of Mission was killed on U.S. Highway 281 north of Edinburg after the Chevrolet pickup in which he was riding was pursued by U.S. Border Patrol agents. The incident occurred at approximately 9:14 p.m.
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A Border Patrol agent at an observation location approximately 35 miles north of McAllen saw a Chevrolet Silverado traveling north on U.S. Highway 281 with several people lying in the bed of the truck. The agent radioed the information to other Border Patrol agents conducting highway operations farther north.
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The Silverado passed two marked Border Patrol vehicles near mile marker 750. Both agents followed the pickup and activated their emergency lights and sirens. The driver continued north for approximately three-quarters of a mile before stopping in the highway median near mile marker 748.
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Multiple occupants got out and ran. Alvarado crossed the highway and was struck by a passing vehicle. Texas DPS subsequently publicly identified him as 22-year-old Jesus Adrian Alvarado of Mission.
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Border Patrol agents immediately began CPR and requested Hidalgo County EMS, Texas DPS and an air ambulance. EMS continued lifesaving efforts, but Alvarado was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Texas DPS investigated the fatal collision. U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility reviewed the Border Patrol involvement, and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was notified.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
U.S. Border Patrol did not publicly identify the agents who followed the Silverado and initiated the traffic

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krgv.com/news/dps-22-year-old-mission-man-dies-after-auto-pedestrian-crash-north-of-edinburg
https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2022-02-05/us-citizen-struck-killed-fleeing-border-agents
https://www.aclutx.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/cbp_fatal_encounters_details_-_03012023.pdf