United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Tuesday, October 1, 1974
Age: 61
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: October 1, 1974
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Detention Officer Albert Feld was killed in an automobile crash while transporting 18 illegal aliens just outside of El Centro, California.
The United States Border Patrol mini-bus that he was driving veered off of I-8 and struck the back of a tractor-trailer that was parked on the shoulder. Officer Feld and 12 of the illegal aliens were killed in the collision.
Officer Feld was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was survived by his wife, son, three daughters, and seven grandchildren.