End of Watch March 11, 1983
Age 35
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrol Agent Victor Ochoa was killed in an automobile accident while transporting prisoners in Pinal County, Arizona. The van he was driving collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Ralston Road and Papago Road. He was flown to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries later in the afternoon. Agent Ochoa was a United States Navy Vietnam veteran who served with the United States Border Patrol for five years and was assigned to Casa Grande Border Patrol Station, Tucson Sector. He had previously served with the Tucson Police Department for five years.

Survivors

Agent Ochoa was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and his parents.

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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.
Patrol Agent Ochoa gave the United States Department of Justice 10 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch March 11, 1983
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Victor C. Ochoa served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Patrol Agent Victor C. Ochoa is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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 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.

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol
46
of 68 officers
67.6% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
10,094
of 32,586 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Victor C. Ochoa's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Victor C. Ochoa Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Victor C. Ochoa is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Victor C. Ochoa served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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