End of Watch March 16, 2007
Age 24
Tour of Duty 9 mo
The Vigil Panel 155 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Location: New Mexico Incident Date: Thursday, March 15, 2007

Border Patrol Agent David Tourscher and Border Patrol Agent Ramon Nevarez were killed in a single vehicle crash on NM Highway 338 near Cotton City, New Mexico, at approximately 9:00 pm.

Agent Nevarez succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Agent Tourscher was flown to a hospital in El Paso, Texas, where he died early the following morning.

Agent Tourscher had served with the United States Border Patrol for only nine months and was assigned to the Lordsburg Border Patrol Station.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents, brother, and sister.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Agent Tourscher served with the United States Department of Homeland Security.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Agent Tourscher.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

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Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdhscbpusbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 16, 2007
Tour of Duty 9 mo
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

David is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2007, 94 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 11th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

David was 24. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. David had served 0.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol has 63 officers remembered here, David among them.

Across the years
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Where

Border Patrol Agent David Tourscher

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol · End of Watch March 16, 2007

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-W

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