In what seemed to be a human smuggling event in March, a man died after jumping out of a moving car, according to a report released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday.
Authorities said that on March 6 at approximately 5:51 p.m., a U.S. Border Patrol operator who was keeping an eye on CBP’s remote video surveillance system reported what seemed to be possible human smuggling at a Lukeville, Arizona, gas station. The statement added that the operator noticed a man and a woman in a gray Nissan Altima who were “advised agents of the suspected human smuggling activity and suspected of transporting undocumented migrants.”
A few minutes later, a Border Patrol agent observed the car moving north on SR 85 at a speed of roughly 65 mph and asked to have it checked out. According to the statement, another agent from the Border Patrol started trailing the first agent and the Nissan Altima throughout this period.
The guy and lady then sprang out of the right door of the speeding Nissan Altima as it slowed to roughly 45 mph, according to authorities.
The Nissan Altima reportedly accelerated off of the scene, and the Border Patrol agent who had been following it initially continued to do so. Subsequently, the two individuals who were still present were taken into custody.
In order to assist the man and woman who had gotten out of the car, the second Border Patrol agent pulled over. While the male was unconscious, struggling to breathe, and covered in facial blood, the woman who got out of the car seemed to be in relatively good health, according to the authorities.
After responding to the scene, Ajo Ambulance Services and Border Patrol agent EMTs treated the man until he was transported to the Ajo Airport, which took almost an hour. Then a helicopter took the man to Banner University Hospital in Phoenix. “On behalf of CBP,” a Federal Protective Service agent then “established hospital watch,” according to the statement. Three hours later, he was transferred to the intensive care unit.
The individual was declared dead at 10 a.m. after medical professionals confirmed two days later that he had permanently lost brain function.
A few days later, the man’s autopsy by the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner revealed that blunt force trauma complications were the man’s cause of death.
The woman who got out of the automobile was questioned by agents from Homeland Security Investigations and CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility. The man and woman were described in the report as “undocumented non-citizens from Mexico.” The driver allegedly urged the woman to exit the car.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety and HSI were both looking into the event.
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