United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Wednesday, April 4, 2001
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: April 4, 2001
Weapon Used: Automobile; Commercial
Suspect Info: Not available
Border Patrol Agent Jason Panides was struck by a tractor-trailer and killed shortly after arresting several illegal immigrants about 11 miles north of Laredo, Texas.
As Agent Panides walked along the shoulder of an access road for I-35 near the arrest scene the tractor-trailer veered off of the roadway and struck him. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Agent Panides had served with the United States Border Patrol for four years.