Fleeing Vehicle Kills Border Patrol Agent

Agent Was Trying To Stop A Vehicle That Had Illegally Entered The Country From Mexico

(CBS/AP)  A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed Saturday when he was struck by a fleeing vehicle along the border in southeastern California, agency officials said.

The agent was trying to stop a vehicle that had illegally entered the country from Mexico when he was hit, said agent Eric Anderson, a spokesman for the agency's Yuma sector. The incident happened in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area about 20 miles west of Yuma at about 9 a.m.

Details of the incident are still under investigation and Anderson said the agent's name was being withheld until relatives were notified.

"Mexican authorities are using every means at their disposal to arrest the people responsible" for the slaying, Mexico's Foreign Relations department said in a statement.

"I am outraged by this tragic loss," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said in a statement. "I have spoken to the Mexican ambassador who gives me both his condolences and deep assurance that their government will be resolute in tracking down the perpetrators, and bringing them to swift justice."

"The agent attempted to impede their progress," Anderson said. "We don't really know what happened then - he was either struck or run over by the vehicle, which resulted in the loss of one of our agent's lives."

Witnesses told the Yuma Sun newspaper that agents were chasing a Hummer and a Ford pickup on Interstate 8 when the vehicles turned into the dunes and fled toward Mexico. The agent was trying to place spike strips in their path and was struck by the Hummer.

The Imperial Sand Dunes are the largest dunes in California, extending north of the border for 40 miles and averaging five miles wide.

The area is popular with off-road vehicle enthusiasts but also is frequently used by smugglers trying to bring people or drugs into the country from Mexico.

[cpaide]

jesus told me he wants everybody to go back to their own countries. except for the morman indians who came over from jerusalem. they can stay and have their casinos and peyote and such.

[krotec54]

Jumexkey..
Why do you stoop so low to help out an illegal?

[jumkey]

Ahh, the final refuge of the wingnut - someone else did something worse so what I did is OK. The rhetorical equivalent of "look over there!" Brilliant.

"Illegal loving" sounds remarkably similar to "*** loving" Klingon69. How''s that cross burning thing working our for you you racist scum?

You know what I love about illegal immigration? It''s that it so vexes idiots like you. That every time you have to "push 1 for English" or hear Spanish spoken or see a Mexican you burn up a little more inside. It gives me hope for the world pal, it really does. You are so low on my food chain I would help 5000 illegals come across the border myself rather than stoop to give you a drink of water if your were dying of thirst. That''s how detestable you are.

So from a middle-aged white man let me leave you this: Viva La Raza!!!!

LOL!!!

[jumkey]

Hey bhappy2:

That is without a doubt the funniest thing I''ve read all day. "They gave it to us upon our victory".

Wow. Just wow.

[j-whitman]

underdogus,,,,, Uncle Sam Needs You -- Enlist

17 year old girls have more courage & patriotism than you do coward.

[klingon69]

Hey, anyone know how we got most of the western US? No? Well we started a war under false pretenses with Mexico and stole the land from them. California, Arizona, New Mexico...we stole it all. So actually WE''''RE the trespassers, the Anglos.

History''''s a ***, ain''''t it?
Posted by jumkey at 12:04 PM : Jan 20, 2008
Hmm, and no mention of how the Spanish and later Mexicans slaughtered Native Americans by the thousands to get this land. Fug off, illelgal loving ***** stain

[Krazcarl]

Why is this so complicated why are we talking about it .ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FINE AND CONFISCATE PROPERTY OF THOSE THAT HIRE ILLEGALS AND IT WILL GO AWAY OVER NIGHT PUT A JAIL SENTANCE ON IT IT WILL BE OVER IN HOURS PERIOD....But the goverment being bought and sold won''t do a thing thet were hoping NAFTA would keep them there but it was a pipe dream.

[mediapreachr]

The transformation of good old USA in a third world country is well under way.Our CEO''s,who have visited and have businesses in China and India,have big plans for us.
There will come a time when you will be working 12 hours and be happy when you got your food rations that day.Surprised?Don''t be...that''s how people in a third world country live.

[bhappy2-2]

Prinzowhales- Maybe someone should inform dogpoopunderus that we BOUGHT the land from Mexico after we won the war.
"The treaty called for the annexation of the northern portions of Mexico to the United States. In return, the U.S. agreed to pay $15 million to Mexico as compensation for the seized territory."

Not that dogpoopunderus would understand, he is too busy supporting ILLEGAL ALIEN INVADERS!

[underdogus]

CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA,NEW MEXICO,TEXAS,COLORADO,YOU''RE LUCKY THEY''RE NOT MUSLIMS!! ha ha haaa