United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Sunday, May 14, 1967
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 9 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: May 14, 1967
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Border Patrol Inspector Richard Lugo was killed in an automobile crash while he and another agent were en route from Yuma, Arizona, to Andrade, California, for an assignment.
One of the rear tires on their vehicle blew out on Levee Road, causing the vehicle to go out of control and crash into a canal.
Agent Lugo was a Korean War veteran and had served with the United States Border Patrol for nine months. He had previously served with the Tucson Police Department and Pima County Sheriff's Office. He was survived by a son also named Arthur Lugo, who followed in his father's footsteps and joined the U.S. Border Patrol.