Roll of Honor
Hector R. Clark
Incident
Border Patrol Agents Hector Clark and Eduardo Rojas were killed when their vehicle was struck by a train near Gila Bend, Arizona.
The agents were assisting other agents track a group of illegal immigrants and were attempting to position their vehicle north of the group when it was struck by a 90-car freight train at the Paloma Road crossing. The vehicle was dragged a quarter mile by the train.
Agent Clark had served with the United States Border Patrol for 10 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Agent Clark gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 10 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Agent Clark.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Border Patrol Agent Hector R. Clark 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hector R. Clark's cause is highlighted.
How Hector R. Clark Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Hector R. Clark is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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