KINGSVILLE, Texas – A Border Patrol agent was killed in a crash in South Texas on Monday night while he was on his way to work.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash happened around 8:45 p.m. east of Kingsville.
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Brandon Brown, 46, of Corpus Christi, was driving eastbound on FM 70 near County Road 67 when a 2023 Dodge Charger traveling westbound on FM 70 crossed into the wrong side of the road, hitting Brown’s 1998 Lexus ES head-on.
Brown’s Lexus went off the road, coming to a rest in a ditch.
According to a Facebook post from Nueces County Precinct 3 Constable Jimmy Rivera, Brown had to be extricated from the driver seat of his vehicle.
Brown was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries, DPS said.
Rivera’s post said the driver of the Dodge Charger, Eva Rosa of Bishop, was alert and talking before being taken to a hospital. It is unknown what caused her to cross into the other lane or if she will face any charges.
Brown was a 21-year veteran of the Border Patrol assigned to the Kingsville Border Patrol Station.