One dead after getting hit by CBP agent headed to illegal entry

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November 8, 2020 2:41 AM

Published November 7, 2020 7:05 PM

CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - One man is dead after getting hit by a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent who was responding to an illegal entry.

Friday at around 8:40 p.m., an agent with the Calexico Border Patrol Station was headed to a report of an individual entering the U.S. from Mexico illegally.

The agent was unable to avoid colliding with the individual who was laying on the road.

The agent immediately began tending the his injuries. He was later airlifted to a trauma center in Palm Springs where he was pronounced dead.

CBP and California Highway Patrol are investigating this incident.

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April Hettinger

April was born and raised in San Diego where she loved the beach town and her two dogs, Lexi and Malibu. She decided to trade the beach for the snow and advanced her education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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