Roll of Honor
Victor C. Ochoa
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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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.
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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Victor C. Ochoa served in the U.S. Navy (1964â1966) before joining law enforcement.
Patrol Agent Victor C. Ochoa is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 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. Victor C. Ochoa's cause is highlighted.
How Victor C. Ochoa Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Victor C. Ochoa is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
Military Service
Victor C. Ochoa served in the U.S. Navy (1964–1966) before joining law enforcement.
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