End of Watch May 13, 2022
Age 40
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
The Vigil Panel 180 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Border Patrol Agent Daniel Salazar was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Bell Valley Truck Trail near Campo, California.

He was responding to investigate a sensor that had been activated in the area when his Jeep Wrangler patrol vehicle left the roadway and overturned in a rugged area. Another agent located the wreckage at about 5:30 am.

Border Patrol Agent Salazar had served with the United States Border Patrol for four years and was assigned to the El Cajon Station.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, parents, and three siblings.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Agent Salazar gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Agent Salazar.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch May 13, 2022
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Border Patrol Agent Daniel Humberto Salazar is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

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.

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol
32
of 63 officers
50.8% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Humberto Salazar's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Daniel Humberto Salazar Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Humberto Salazar is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location