Border Patrol agent fatally struck on California highway
March 16, 2021
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This undated photo provided by the Customs and Border Protection shows El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agent Alejandro Flores-Bañuelos, who was fatally struck by a vehicle while helping at a traffic accident in the Southern California desert, the agency said Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Flores-Bañuelos was on Highway 86 in Salton City, Calif., during a period of limited visibility on Monday, March 15, 2021, when he was hit by a vehicle passing through the accident site, a statement said. (Customs and Border Protection via AP)AP
EL CENTRO, Calif. (AP) A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally struck by a vehicle while helping at a traffic accident in the Southern California desert, the agency said Tuesday.