United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 16, 2002
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: January 16, 2002
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Border Patrol Agent Eloy Hernandez was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol near Progresso, Texas.
He was rounding a curve on a gravel road, FM 1015, at Rancho Toluca Road, when his sport utility patrol vehicle rolled over twice. A fellow border patrol agent located the wreck at approximately 11:00 pm. Agent Hernandez was flown to a local hospital but had already succumbed to his injuries.
Agent Hernandez had served with the Border Patrol for over three years and was assigned to the station in Mercedes. He is survived by his wife, parents, sisters, nephew, and cousin.