Border Patrol Inspector George E. Pringle
United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol
U.S. Government

End of Watch: Saturday, December 28, 1940
Cause: Automobile accident

Biographical Info
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Inspector Pringle was killed in an automobile accident while investigating a vehicle suspected of containing illegal aliens. He was speaking with a special agent from another agency near Parker, Arizona, when they observed the vehicle. The occupants were also suspected of conducting illegal activities at the Parker Dam. As Inspector Pringle went to investigate a tire on his patrol car blew out, causing him to lose control. He succumbed to his injuries three days later.

Inspector Pringle had been with the agency for four years.

 
Photograph: Border Patrol Inspector George E. Pringle

Patch image: United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol, U.S. Government

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