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| Fallen Agent: | VICTOR C. OCHOA | ||||||||
| DOB: | March 16, 1947 | ||||||||
| Entered: | June 17, 1978 | ||||||||
| Departed: | March 11, 1983 | ||||||||
| Postion: | Border Patrol Agent | ||||||||
Victor C. Ochoa, a U.S. Border Patrol Agent stationed in the Tucson Sector, Casa Grande Station, was involved in a fatal traffic accident when the van in which he was transporting prisoners collided with a dump truck at the intersection of Ralston and Papago Roads about 22 miles southwest of Maricopa in Pinal County. The accident occurred on March 11, 1983, at approximately 10:45 a.m. He was transported by helicopter to St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. Agent Ochoa died at 2:30 p.m., the same date of multiple head injuries sustained in the accident. |
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