Roll of Honor
Jose Angel Nava
Incident
Border Patrol Agent Jose Nava was involved in a single-vehicle accident in Kinney County, Texas, on his way to conduct a train check at 10:00 pm. He was driving on Farm-to-Market Road 1572 approximately 40 miles east of Del Rio when his department vehicle struck a deer, causing him to lose control. The vehicle overturned several times and Agent Nava was ejected. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:40 a.m. on January 7th, 1995. Agent Nava had served with the United States Border Patrol for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Agent Nava gave the United States Department of Justice 8 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Agent Nava.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Border Patrol Agent Jose Angel Nava 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 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. Jose Angel Nava's cause is highlighted.
How Jose Angel Nava Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jose Angel Nava is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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