3 people in traffic stop where deputy killed in country illegally, Border Patrol says

First Coast News , WTLV 5:02 PM. EST November 22, 2016




A Border Patrol agent involved in the traffic stop that resulted in the death Tuesday of a Nassau County deputy after he was struck with a car identified at least three people in the country illegally, a statement from U.S. Border Patrol says.

A Border Patrol agent and two Nassau County deputies approached the stationary vehicle at a gas station on State Road 200 with five people inside early Tuesday morning.

The agent got the three suspected foreign nationals without clearance to be in the U.S. out of the car with the intention of arresting them when someone in the pickup got out and bolted across busy S.R. 200, Border Patrol says.

While the Border Patrol agent put the three people into his vehicle, Deputy Eric Oliver and another Nassau County deputy gave chase across S.R. 200. Oliver was hit by a vehicle on the roadway.

NCSO said the woman who was driving the vehicle that struck Oliver remained on the scene and cooperated with authorities.

After noticing Oliver go down, the Border Patrol agent left the pickup and the fifth and final person and ran to help the deputy, during which time the person in the pickup started it and took off - that person was later taken into custody.

The person that ran across S.R. 200 is still at large and multiple law enforcement agencies are working to bring him in. Florida Highway Patrol is the lead agency.
Oliver died at the scene.

Please note: FHP originally said there were around six people in the pickup. Border Patrol reports a different number. At this time we only know the person that ran across S.R. 200 is a male - no other identifying information about any other person inside the pickup has been released.

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