Border Patrol Agent Ramon Nevarez, Jr.

Ramon Nevarez, Jr.

Agent Ramon Nevarez and Agent David Tourscher were killed in a single vehicle accident on NM Highway 338 near Cotton City, New Mexico, at approximately 9:00 pm.

Agent Nevarez succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Agent Tourscher was flown to a hospital in El Paso, Texas, where he died.

Agent Nevarez had served with the Lordsburg Border Patrol Station, of the El Paso Sector, for 2 years. He is survived by his wife, mother, brother, and sister.