Roll of Honor
Daniel Paul Cox
Incident
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Dan Cox was killed in a vehicle crash near milepost 128 on State Route 86 near Sells, Arizona, at about 12:20 am.
Agent Cox's patrol vehicle and another vehicle collided head-on. Agent Cox and the driver of the other vehicle were both killed in the crash.
Agent Cox was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the United States Border Patrol for 24 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two daughters, father, and two brothers.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Cox gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 24 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Daniel Paul Cox served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Daniel Paul Cox is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 32 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, 32 of 63 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Paul Cox's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Paul Cox Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Daniel Paul Cox served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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