Roll of Honor
Josiah Blaine Mahar
Incident
Border Patrol Agent Josiah Mahar was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol near Eustis, Maine. Another vehicle crossed over the center line of Route 27 and struck his patrol car almost head-on. Agent Mahar had served with the U.S. Border Patrol for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Agent Mahar gave the United States Department of Justice 5 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Agent Mahar.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Josiah Blaine Mahar served in the U.S. Army (1966â1969) before joining law enforcement.
Border Patrol Agent Josiah Blaine Mahar is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,775 officers honored here.
In DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, 46 of 68 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Josiah Blaine Mahar's cause is highlighted.
How Josiah Blaine Mahar Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Josiah Blaine Mahar is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Military Service
Josiah Blaine Mahar served in the U.S. Army (1966–1969) before joining law enforcement.
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