United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Saturday, March 27, 1999
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: March 27, 1999
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Border Patrol Agent Stephen Sullivan was killed when the Ford Bronco he was driving overturned and tumbled down a 1,100-foot cliff along Otay Mountain Truck Trail in San Diego County, California.
He was transporting seven suspected illegal immigrants at the time of the crash. Three of the suspected illegal immigrants were killed and the other four were injured.
Agent Sullivan had served with the United States Border Patrol for 18 months. He is survived by his fiancée and parents.