On-duty Border Patrol agent involved in fatal accident


Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 10:29 a.m.


Authorities have confirmed that an on-duty Border Patrol agent was involved in a fatal accident that killed a pedestrian near the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge.

Border Patrol officials officials confirmed the Monday night incident.

They said the agent was on-duty and in a marked unit when he struck and killed a man who had a United States birth certificate.

Neither the name of the victim nor the Border Patrol agent were released as of Tuesday morning.

Pharr police are investigating the case.

Action 4 News will have more details during our noon newscast

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